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‘Post-truth’ media really is shifting the news agenda – and more subtly than it seems

Information overload fuels 'fake news': study

Proceed with caution. Gil C via Shutterstock Precious N Chatterje-Doody, University of Manchester As stories of Russian “information warfare” in various Western countries [...]

Facts versus feelings isn’t the way to think about communicating science

The message might not come through if you put all your communication eggs in one theoretical basket. buydeephoto/Shutterstock.com John Cook, George Mason University and [...]

The “Post-Truth” Problem: The Causes and the Solution

Anyone paying attention to the 2016 US Presidential election knows that there was more heat than light. This was reflective of a deep problem within the culture: a degrading [...]

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Post-Truth

‘Post-truth’ media really is shifting the news agenda – and more subtly than it seems

Facts versus feelings isn’t the way to think about communicating science

The “Post-Truth” Problem: The Causes and the Solution