The world has entered a Post-Truth era. Emotions overpower objective facts more often than not and fake news spreads rampantly online, holding the ability to influence many people. How do we learn to discern and trudge through all the baloney and real info? Does the fear of looking stupid feed into fear-mongering? In this episode, Jacob and Dom(inick) discuss the many ways Post-Truth has spilled into our lives and how to reform the methods we use to obtain information.  

Sources:
Post-Truth by Lee C. McIntyre
Weaponized Lies: How to Think Critically in the Post-Truth Era by Daniel Levitin