On Truth in Politics

Politics

Why Truth Matters for Democracy

Michael Patrick Lynch Ph.D. on March 10, 2025

When truth becomes a casualty of political warfare, democracy suffers. What happens when citizens can no longer distinguish truth from falsehood?

When truth becomes a casualty of political warfare, democracy suffers. What happens when citizens can no longer distinguish truth from falsehood?

Memes

What Are Political Memes for, Anyway?

Michael Patrick Lynch Ph.D. on February 5, 2025

Politics today is performance, and memes are its loudest cheerleaders—spreading fast, shaping beliefs, and signaling identity. Are we debating, or just rooting for our team?

Politics today is performance, and memes are its loudest cheerleaders—spreading fast, shaping beliefs, and signaling identity. Are we debating, or just rooting for our team?

Social Media

Has Meta’s Fact-Checking Exit Put Truth at Risk?

Michael Patrick Lynch Ph.D. on January 21, 2025

What happens to the truth when fact-checking fades?

What happens to the truth when fact-checking fades?

Politics

Why Does Everything Seem Political?

Michael Patrick Lynch Ph.D. on January 13, 2025

Why does everything feel political? Learn how to look past perceptions and focus on facts to find truth in a politicized world.

Why does everything feel political? Learn how to look past perceptions and focus on facts to find truth in a politicized world.