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275: Alternative Facts, Falsehoods and Delusions: The Lies We've Told Ourselves and Each Other in American History
FromBackStory
275: Alternative Facts, Falsehoods and Delusions: The Lies We've Told Ourselves and Each Other in American History
FromBackStory
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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Apr 19, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
Late last month, the Washington Post reported President Trump has made some 9,451 false or misleading claims throughout his term in office. Yet, Trump’s supporters have maintained he’s not lying — he’s presenting so-called alternative facts. No matter how you look at it, it’s clear we’re living in what many pundits are calling a post-truth moment — where misinformation, lies and alternative facts are everywhere. Nathan digs into the BackStory archives to bring you a selection of segments that look at alternative facts in American life.
Image: Feejee Mermaid, shown in P.T. Barnum's American Museum, 1842, as leased from Moses Kimball of the Boston Museum, papier-mache - Peabody Museum, Harvard University. Source: Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Feejee_Mermaid,_shown_in_P.T._Barnum%27s_American_Museum,_1842,_as_leased_from_Moses_Kimball_of_the_Boston_Museum,_papier-mache_-_Peabody_Museum,_Harvard_University_-_DSC06154.jpg)
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Image: Feejee Mermaid, shown in P.T. Barnum's American Museum, 1842, as leased from Moses Kimball of the Boston Museum, papier-mache - Peabody Museum, Harvard University. Source: Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Feejee_Mermaid,_shown_in_P.T._Barnum%27s_American_Museum,_1842,_as_leased_from_Moses_Kimball_of_the_Boston_Museum,_papier-mache_-_Peabody_Museum,_Harvard_University_-_DSC06154.jpg)
BackStory is funded in part by our listeners. You can help keep the episodes coming by supporting the show: https://www.backstoryradio.org/support
Released:
Apr 19, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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