#post-truth

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fromOpen Culture
12 hours ago

An Introduction to George Orwell's 1984 and How Power Manufactures Truth

the rulers' claim to absolute control over the truth, a form of psychological manipulation hardly limited to regimes we regard as evil.
US politics
US politics
fromBig Think
1 month ago

The importance of caring about the truth

The normalization of dishonesty, exaggeration, and hyperbole undermines critical thinking and the value of truth in our society.
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