I’ve been hearing and reading the term ‘post-truth’ all over the media for ages, and I don’t even read much in the way of newspapers, watch only the early evening BBC news, and hear only the BBC news on Radio 2/6Music/Radio 3, depending on what type of radio the car I’m driving has, which does rather beg the question, if I’m picking up on it, why are so many commenting on here that they’ve never heard of it?
My understanding is that, in politics, it refers to the way candidates (and Remainers/Brexiteers) reject the need to substantiate what they are saying and – in some cases – baldly lie to the public.
There, FTFY.