Are we losing our grip on truth? The mass media age has given us unlimited access to information, but some warn it is also robbing us of our ability to tell how much of it is true.
Brainwashing is back (and deadlier than ever)
Prophetic: Aldous Huxley’s classic warned of a future where truth simply loses all meaning. Glossary
Dictatorship - A form of government in which one person possesses all the power without any limits.
Dissident - A person who opposes official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state.
Propaganda - Information, which may be biased or misleading, used to promote a certain viewpoint.
Donald Trump - An American politician, media personality, and businessman serving as the 47th president of the United States since January 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021.
Conspiracy theories - Theories that explain world events by blaming shady groups of powerful people operating in secret. Some conspiracy theories have a basis in fact, but many more of them are completely invented. What is more, they often play on dangerous prejudices such as antisemitism. It's worth being especially cautious and critical when you come across accounts that ascribe enormous agency to small and secretive groups.
Polarised - Separated in their views by a great distance, as the North and South Poles are separated geographically.
Digitally literate - Digital literacy is the ability to find, critically evaluate and share news and information online.