This outburst is just the latest in a series of events where truth, facts, and spin are all confused. Late last year, much was made about the plague of “fake news” spreading online, through false websites, ridiculous email chains, and on social media. The mainstream media outlets are aghast at the irrelevance of “fact checking,” and Oxford chose “post-truth” as the word of the year.
But many Christians believe the word “post-truth” has shown up late. We've been speaking out about postmodern philosophy in the university, biased media coverage, and “post-truth” tendencies for years. It's only now, after Election 2016 trafficked in post-truth news stories on the right that everyone seems to have woken up to the problem.
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