We're living in the post-truth era, really it's true

  • Iris van Ooijen

Press/Media: Expert Comment

Description

Until a few years ago, no one had ever heard of the term ‘fake news’. These days, however, twisted facts  are a threat to our free and democratic society. Now that the truth is often reduced to an opinion, fake news is thriving online. How did it get this far, how should we behave in the post-truth era and what can science do to help?

Subject

Fake News

Period30 Apr 2019

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Keywords

  • fake news