post-fact
Americanadjective
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
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“Collective emotion is the only truth that matters,” Singer writes, offering a psychological explanation for our post-fact society.
From Slate • Nov. 8, 2017
No fake news here: California-based Snopes.com and the search for facts in a post-fact world.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2017
The current season follows this pattern while veering into a post-fact world by folding in the ways that truth and achieving justice can be stymied by belief.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2017
Thus, “Art and accuracy in a post-fact world,” the headline on Ann Hornaday’s Dec. 8 Style essay about the movie, was very appropriate.
From Washington Post • Dec. 15, 2016
And I’ll subscribe to a newspaper as one way of resisting efforts to squelch the news media or preside over a post-fact landscape — and also to encourage journalists to be watchdogs, not lap dogs.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 2016
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