post-fact

American  

[pohst-fakt] / ˈpoʊstˈfækt /

Also post-factual

adjective

1. post-truth.

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

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Etymology

Origin of post-fact

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

Example Sentences

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

From Washington Post

Indeed, it is often said that we are living now in Post-Fact America but truth is, we are also living in Post-Integrity America.

From Seattle Times

“That was absolutely not the case even five years ago,” she says, but the truth “seems more urgent” in this “post-fact world.”

From Salon

Most disheartening of all, facts, the hard currency of truth-telling, are being debased in Trump’s post-fact world, a move that can mute the most piercing whistle.

From Washington Post

But in this wretched post-fact world, Jeopardy! remains a public bastion of erudition, where knowledge is king and Alex Trebek its humble servant.

From Slate