{"page":"\u003clink rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https://lessonplanet.com/assets/packs/css/resources-572d6a42.css\" /\u003e\n\u003clink rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https://lessonplanet.com/assets/packs/css/lp_boclips_stylesheets-f4d0de30.css\" media=\"all\" /\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-title='Truth Decay' data-url='/boclips/videos/627c07e0d93f480715eb8ecb' data-video-url='/boclips/videos/627c07e0d93f480715eb8ecb' id='bo_player_modal'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='boclips-resource-page modal-dialog panel-container'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='react-notifications-root'\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-header'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-type'\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fai fa-regular fa-circle-play'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\nVideo\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class='rp-title' id='video-title'\u003e\nTruth Decay\n\u003c/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-actions'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='mr-1'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"btn btn-success\" data-posthog-event=\"Signup: LP Signup Activity\" data-posthog-location=\"body_link_boclips\" data-remote=\"true\" href=\"/subscription/new\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGet Free Access\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e for 10 Days\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e!\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-body'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-info'\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-label='Hide resource details' class='rp-hide-info' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u0026times;\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ci aria-label='Expand resource details' class='rp-expand-info fai fa-solid fa-up-right-and-down-left-from-center' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003ci aria-label='Compress resource details' class='rp-compress-info fai fa-solid fa-down-left-and-up-right-to-center' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-rating'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='resource-pool'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='pool-label'\u003ePublisher:\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='pool-name'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='text'\u003e\u003ca data-publisher-id=\"30358007\" href=\"/search?publisher_ids%5B%5D=30358007\"\u003eMinuteEarth\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-description'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='short-description'\u003eTrust is eroding, in part, due to the over-abundance of opinion-based content; we must all develop better tools and habits for consuming information to regain a shared understanding of what is true. RESOURCES ************** RAND...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eTrust is eroding, in part, due to the over-abundance of opinion-based content; we must all develop better tools and habits for consuming information to regain a shared understanding of what is true. RESOURCES ************** RAND resources: Truth Decay Is a Threat to Democracy. Here’s What You Can Do to Help Stop \u003ca href='https://www.rand.org/blog/2022/03/truth-decay-is-a-threat-to-democracy-heres-what-you.html' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'\u003eIt |\u003c/a\u003e RAND's Analysis of News in the Digital Age: Three \u003ca href='https://www.rand.org/blog/2019/05/rands-analysis-of-news-in-the-digital-age-three-takeaways.html' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'\u003eTakeaways |\u003c/a\u003e Why Can’t We Agree on the \u003ca href='https://www.rand.org/research/projects/truth-decay/why-cant-we-agree-on-the-facts.html' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'\u003eFacts? |\u003c/a\u003e What Americans Think of the News—and What That Means for \u003ca href='https://www.rand.org/blog/articles/2020/04/what-americans-think-of-the-news--and-what-that-means.html' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'\u003eDemocracy |\u003c/a\u003e Facts Versus \u003ca href='https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB10059.html' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'\u003eOpinions |\u003c/a\u003e The Drivers of Institutional Trust and \u003ca href='https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA112-7.html' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'\u003eDistrust |\u003c/a\u003e Other Resources: This Video Will Make You Angry by CGP \u003ca href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE3j_RHkqJc' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'\u003eGrey |\u003c/a\u003e Post-Truth by \u003ca href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvk2PQNcg8w' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'\u003eVeritasium |\u003c/a\u003e What We're Missing in the Fight Against Misinformation by Dietram \u003ca href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Pm37Fksr60' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'\u003eScheufele |\u003c/a\u003e Why every social media site is a dumpster fire by Carlos Maza, \u003ca href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZSRxfHMr5s' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'\u003eVox |\u003c/a\u003e Flat Earth \"Science\" -- Wrong, but not Stupid by Sabine \u003ca href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8DQSM-b2cc' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'\u003eHossenfelder |\u003c/a\u003e The Social Dilemma by \u003ca href='https://www.netflix.com/watch/81254224' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'\u003eNetflix |\u003c/a\u003e The Science Behind How We Perceive Truth by Hilary McQuilkin and Meghna \u003ca href='https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2020/02/25/science-behind-truth' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'\u003eChakrabarti |\u003c/a\u003e Why Can’t we Agree on Facts? by This \u003ca href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB-Iwuq5VN4' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'\u003ePlace |\u003c/a\u003e Why do we believe things that aren't true? by Philip \u003ca href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jobYTQTgeUE' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'\u003eFernbach |\u003c/a\u003e There is No Algorithm for Truth by Tom Scott | The Royal \u003ca href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leX541Dr2rU' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'\u003eInstitution |\u003c/a\u003e What to trust in a \"post-truth\" world by Alex \u003ca href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpJx5VLQMxk' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'\u003eEdmans |\u003c/a\u003e Social Media Manipulation Playlist by \u003ca href='https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjHf9jaFs8XVAQpJLdNNyA8tzhXzhpZHu' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'\u003eSmarterEveryDay |\u003c/a\u003e The Illusion of Understanding by Phil \u003ca href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SlbsnaSNNM' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'\u003eFernbach |\u003c/a\u003e I accept scientific consensus — and you prob should too by Adam \u003ca href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpdsbpCZVZw' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'\u003eRagusea |\u003c/a\u003e Who's Afraid of the Experts? by PhilosophyTube ft. 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