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The Truth Is Out There, But Do We Want To Find It?

Lynn Vavreck
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Lynn Vavreck

The truth is out there — somewhere. The question is: do we want to find it?

Oxford Dictionary’s 2016 word of the year was “post-truth;” it cited the word’s spiked use in the context of the Brexit vote, and the U.S. presidential election.

This is an issue that’s of interest to Lynn Vavreck. She’s a political science and communication professor at UCLA and has written about it.

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Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.