After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News

Name: After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2020-03-26
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Jack Burkman, Elizabeth Williamson, Molly McKew

2020
TV-MA
1h 35m

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7.0/10

1.9K

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After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News (2020)

Documentary

A look at the ongoing threat caused by the phenomenon of "fake news" in the U.S., focusing on the real-life consequences that disinformation, conspiracy theories and false news stories have ... Read allA look at the ongoing threat caused by the phenomenon of "fake news" in the U.S., focusing on the real-life consequences that disinformation, conspiracy theories and false news stories have on the average citizen.A look at the ongoing threat caused by the phenomenon of "fake news" in the U.S., focusing on the real-life consequences that disinformation, conspiracy theories and false news stories have on the average citizen.

Director
- Andrew Rossi
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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

1.9K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Andrew Rossi
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, two of the people featured in this documentary as perpetrating and spreading disinformation, were charged on October 1, 2020 by the Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel for allegedly operating a voter suppression campaign of robocalls to largely Democratic voters in Detroit highlighting the false claim that the information provided in registering for vote-by-mail would be used for nefarious purposes beyond the requested voting materials.

Quotes
Self - Berkman Klein Center, Harvard University: Mainstream media needs to understand that it is operating in a propaganda-rich environment. There are no two realities. There is an intentional deception on one side, and there is an honest if imperfect process of trying to get as near to the truth as we can on the other.

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Featured review

9/10

Feeling sad for USA, and sad for everybody with

Disclaimer: I'm European and I only read quality newspapers, both domestic and international. Sorry, I prefer specialist experts over self-proclaimed investigators.

That being said, I have a few friends who believe in multiple conspiracy theories. I see them sucked deeper into the rabbit hole everyday. Strangely enough, they present me with 'proof' of these outlandish theories (articles and videos), that, as it turns out, come from abroad, mostly USA and Russia. So this infowar is affecting the rest of the world also, slowly but surely.

Russia's tactic is simple: "Divide et impera" In the USA the tactic it's less clear: false news is being spread to discredit people, influence elections or just to make money.

In the documentary some guy says 'it's a war'. I don't understand: who are you fighting against? Another political party?

This documentary shows the consequences of spreading lies, and the effects are devastating. I nearly fell off my chair. Fake news, alternative facts, conspiracy theories, trolling, clickbait... This divisive messages are undermining the democracy in the USA. A country which could achieve anything if only they would work together, all politicians. Now they are bombarding each other with smear. Happens elsewhere too, but not in such a nasty way... yet..