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post-fact

[ pohst-fakt ]

adjective

  1. We appear to be living in a post-fact society.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of post-fact1

First recorded in 1625–30 in the sense ex post facto ( def ); current sense was first recorded in 1990–95
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Example Sentences

Like much else in our discourse today, the way these images are used to make a political statement relies upon our post-fact culture.

From Slate

Sodium wars are just one more example of how effective modern propaganda tactics can be in our post-fact world.

PRH Chief Executive Markus Dohle’s statements have downplayed the power that will now be concentrated in a single entity — arguments that even in a post-fact world should raise everyone’s suspicions about his motivations.

Trump’s victory in 2016, some commentators asserted at the time, showed that the United States had entered a post-fact era.

We’re living in a post-fact time, but that doesn’t mean there are no facts.

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