Abstract
The problem of “fake news” is an important aspect of post-truth politics. Despite calls to abandon the term—based on fears that Trump has corrupted it through partisanship and claiming credit for its invention—there is truly such a thing as fake news, which is the creation and dissemination of news claims that are intentionally false. The obvious danger is that someone might take a fake story for real, causing us to believe a falsehood (such as that Trump’s inauguration crowd was bigger than Obama’s). But one hidden danger is that—in an environment in which fake news is prevalent—we might also begin to take real news for fake. This inability to tell the difference between fact and fiction—truth from falsehood—breeds cynicism and lack of trust in the media, which could pave the way for authoritarian rule.
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