Can the education system heal our ‘post-truth’ society?

Media studies and philosophy could be crucial in tackling extremism and fake news

Amid talk of “fake news”, distrust of mainstream media, and the rise of far-right websites such as Breitbart News Network, the average citizen is struggling to discern what is true and what is not.

Peter McGuire

Tue Jan 24 2017 - 00:00

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