Why Facts Don’t Trump the President
An information war is raging in our country, in mainstream news and on social media. What is factual and what is an “alternative fact?” Do facts even matter?
Climate One · Climate One from The Commonwealth Club
March 16, 20171h 0m
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Show Notes
An information war is raging in our country, in mainstream news and on social media. What is factual and what is an “alternative fact?” Do facts even matter?
George Lakoff, Professor of Linguistics, UC Berkeley
Robert Rosenthal, Executive Director, The Center for Investigative Reporting
This program was recorded in front of a live audience at the Commonwealth Club of California on February 23, 2017.
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