Part 3 - Post-Truth, Alternative Facts, and Fake News
"Alternative facts are not facts. They're falsehoods," said Chuck Todd, the host of Meet the Press on NBC in response to a statement by Kellyanne Conway. And so began a new media firestorm about truth, facts, falsehoods, and lies in the media and politics. Part 3 of the series "Post-Truth, Alternative Facts, and Fake News" asks students to first think broadly about how the media helps to define our reality. It uses...