"The Death of Facts" - from NPR

Our recent story "EGUSD Truancy Audit - The Truth" brought a diverse set of comments, both online and off.  After all, what IS the "Truth"?

Today we are presenting one of our new "Stories of the Week" features.  "The Death of Facts In An Age of 'Truthiness'".  It's a facinating look at human relation to facts in the climate of personal bias.  You will find the same story on our side bar.

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The Death Of Facts In An Age Of 'Truthiness'

by NPR Staff

In a piece for the Chicago Tribune, columnist Rex Huppke says facts – things we know to be true – are now dead.

Recent anectotes and a Dartmouth experiment show how humans react to truth in the climate of bias.

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