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What is Truth?Discerning Fact from Fiction in a world of Fake News
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What is Truth?
● Something that is in accordance to fact or reality
● That which is accurate or exact
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Why is the Truth hard to discern?
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Cultural Pluralism
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Leveling the Journalistic Playing Field
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Personal Experience is not Reliable
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Differing Perspectives
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Incomplete Information
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How did we get here?A Historical Perspective
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Early ModernityRenaissance to
Industrial Revolution
Truth is Transcendent
Truth is to be Discovered
Access to Truth is controlled by Institutions (Church & State)
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Modern EraIndustrial Revolution to
Mid-20th Century
Loss of trust in Institutions
Loss of trust in Humanity
Rejection of long-held truths and ideals
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Postmodern EraMid-20th Century to Today
Replacement of metanarratives with micronarratives
Cultural Pluralism
Truth is a social construct
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How do we know what’s true?
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Check the Facts
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Check the Credentials
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Check the Biases
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Check Yourself