Truth Decay: Exploration of the Diminishing Role of Facts and Analysis (2018)
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thoughtful
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negative
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politics
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epistemology
truth
information crisis
The RAND report 'Truth Decay' explores the diminishing role of facts and analysis in public discourse, with the sole commenter suggesting that the crisis is inherent to the current epistemological framework.
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