InAmericanpolitics,thetruthisrapidlylosingrelevance.Thepublicsquareisteemingwithmisinformation,conspiracytheories,cynicism,andhubris.Whyhasthishappened?Whatdoesitmean?Whatcanwedoaboutit?Inthisvolume,leadingscholarsoffermultipleperspectivesonthesequestions,andmanymore,toprovidethefirstcomprehensiveempiricalexaminationofthe“politicsoftruth“--itscontext,causes,andpotentialcorrectives.Withexpertsinsocialscienceweighingin,thisvolumeexaminesdifferentdriverssuchasthedynamicsofpoliticallymotivatedfactperceptions.Combininginsightsfromthefieldsofpoliticalscience,politicaltheory,communication,andpsychologyandofferingsubstantialnewargumentsandevidence,thesechaptersdrawcompelling--ifsometimescompeting--conclusionsregardingthisrisingdemocraticthreat.
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