For the Oxford Dictionary, post-truth was the word of 2016, after having seen a spike in its use in the context of the EU referendum here in Britain, and the presidential election in the States. Thus having moved from a peripheral term to being frequently used in political commentary.
So in time of post-truth, what is the role of knowledge mobility? What may it allow us? ” It means having the courage to take apart every statement that is made by politicians and pundits and to stand up for evidence-based reporting and democratic values.”
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Reading:
Art of the lie by The Economist
Beyond ‘post-truth’: confronting the new reality by openDemocracy