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Mike Williams asks if we now live in a post-factual age 鈥 where messages of fear dominate and the truth goes unspoken or unheard? He investigates the 鈥淏ackfire Effect鈥 which means that entrenched views can become more entrenched 鈥 when confronted by contradictory facts. Politicians are often accused of distorting the truth 鈥 with Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump the latest. (Image - Group of people standing with one holding a newspaper with the headline "Earth Doomed". Credit - Everett Collection via Shutterstock)
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