The Foreign Desk

Explainer 18: Do facts still matter?

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2 June 2016

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We are living in an era where we have more information at our fingertips than ever before. And yet the quantity of information is not matched by the quality. Outright lies, genuine misunderstandings, quotes out of context – how do you separate the wheat from the chaff?

2 June 2016

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