post-truth in German
post-truth in German is postfaktisch — post-truth means describing a political culture in which appeals to emotion and personal belief sway opinion more than verifiable facts do.
post-truth in German
postfaktisch
(chiefly, politics, media) Beyond or superseding the importance of truth; pertaining to an era or situation when truth is no longer significant, relevant, or expected; (usually, pejorative) not caring about factual accuracy.
What does "post-truth" mean?
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adjective Describing a political culture in which appeals to emotion and personal belief sway opinion more than verifiable facts do.
"Fact-checkers struggle in a post-truth environment where corrections spread more slowly than the claims."
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noun The condition or era in which objective facts carry less weight in public debate than feeling and loyalty.
"The book argues that post-truth did not begin with social media."
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post-truth in a sentence
- Fact-checkers struggle in a post-truth environment where corrections spread more slowly than the claims.
- Commentators called the campaign the first genuinely post-truth election.
- The book argues that post-truth did not begin with social media.
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What is "post-truth" in German?
"post-truth" in German is postfaktisch. post-truth means: Describing a political culture in which appeals to emotion and personal belief sway opinion more than verifiable facts do.
How do you use "post-truth" in a sentence?
Example: "Fact-checkers struggle in a post-truth environment where corrections spread more slowly than the claims." In German, "post-truth" is postfaktisch.
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