Truth Decay: An Initial Exploration of the Diminishing Role of Facts and Analysis in American Public Life

By Jennifer Kavanagh, Michael D. Rich

Categories: Politics & Social Sciences

RAND Corporation's 2018 study of 'Truth Decay', the growing disagreement about facts, the blurring of fact and opinion, and declining trust in sources of information in American public life.

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• Barack Obama: “The title is self-explanatory, but the findings are very interesting: a look at how a selective sorting of facts and evidence isn't just dishonest, but self-defeating to a society that has always worked best when reasoned debate and practical problem-solving thrive.”