FACTS vs. MISINFORMATION
Apr 15, 2021
2 minutes
Photo © Koca Vehbi
The use of misinformation to shape opinions and actions is a practice as old as politics. Plato argued that falsehoods had a rightful place in politics insofar as they were necessary for the good of the state. In his canonical work the Italian diplomat Niccolo Machiavelli counselled leaders that one should “never attempt to win by force what can be
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