post-fact

[ pohst-fakt ]

adjective

1. post-truth ( def ):

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

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

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

Aren’t we living in the well-publicized “post-fact age”? Hardly a week passes when we don’t see more theories on how our Information Age devolved into a post-truth disinformation pox.

From Washington Post

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

From Washington Post

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Washington Post