postvérité
Postvérité, or post-truth, is a term used to describe a political and cultural environment in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotions and personal beliefs. It focuses on how narratives, identity, and affective responses can outrun factual accuracy in public discourse.
Origin and usage: The term gained prominence in the 2010s and was named Oxford Dictionaries' Word of
Mechanisms: Postvérité arises from a combination of cognitive biases such as confirmation bias and motivated reasoning,
Impact and examples: The concept has been used to explain political campaigns and public debates where competing
Criticism: Some scholars argue that postvérité is a contested or oversimplified label for a complex information
Related terms: Misinformation, fake news, propaganda, disinformation.