Intheageofsocialmedia,thiseye-openingdocumentaryexaminestherisingphenomenonof“fakenews”intheU.S.andtheimpactthatdisinformation,conspiracytheoriesandfalsenewsstorieshaveontheaveragecitizen.Thefilmfocusesonseveralhigh-profilemade-upnewsstoriesinrecentyearswithrealworldconsequences,includingtheinfamous“Pizzagate”case,thedisinformationcampaignsthatinfluencedthe2016presidentialelection,theJadeHelmconspiracy,andothers.Drawingfromexclusiveveriteaccessandinterviewswithavarietyofexperts,aswellaspurveyorsandtargetsofmisinformation,thedocumentaryshedslightonhowpost-truthculturehasbecomeanincreasinglydangerouspartoftheglobalinformationenvironment.
Intheageofsocialmedia,thiseye-openingdocumentaryexaminestherisingphenomenonof“fakenews”intheU.S.andtheimpactthatdisinformation,conspiracytheoriesandfalsenewsstorieshaveontheaveragecitizen.Thefilmfocusesonseveralhigh-profilemade-upnewsstoriesinrecentyearswithrealworldconsequences,includingtheinfamous“Pizzagate”case,thedisinformationcampaignsthatinfluencedthe2016presidentialelection,theJadeHelmconspiracy,andothers.Drawingfromexclusiveveriteaccessandinterviewswithavarietyofexperts,aswellaspurveyorsandtargetsofmisinformation,thedocumentaryshedslightonhowpost-truthculturehasbecomeanincreasinglydangerouspartoftheglobalinformationenvironment.
