The Oxford English dictionary announced after much discussion and research, that the word of the Year for 2016 was post-truth.
It described post-truth as an adjective defined as
‘relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief’.
The word post-truth has been around for decades, but its usage spiked recently as a result of the Brexit referendum and the US elections. These two events combined with other daily news makes us all wonder if our environment, economy and society will survive. READ More