#TruthDecay
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najabentzen.eurosky.social
Captures @rand.org's 2018 concept of #truthdecay:

✔️growing disagreement about facts;
✔️blurring lines between opinion & fact;
✔️increased volume/influence of opinion over fact;
✔️lower trust in sources of factual information.

Only proposed update: 'decay' is organic. This is deliberate demolition.
mikepeeljourno.bsky.social Michael Peel @mikepeeljourno.bsky.social · Jan 12
@gideonrachman.bsky.social opens this great column by noting how Greenland’s outsize representation on the widely-used Mercator map projection (left) might have stoked Donald Trump’s desire for it. Contrast with the discreet presence on the Gall-Peters projection (right).

www.ft.com/content/5690...
January 13, 2026 at 8:40 AM
drawnandquartered.bsky.social
Truth Decay is preventable…

#PoliticalCartoon #EditorialCartoon #PoliticalSatire #Trump #EpsteinFiles #Toothpaste #Accountability #Epstein #Epsteinlist #Coverup #TruthDecay
A mostly black-and-white political cartoon drawn in a which Donald Trump stands scowling in his opulent bathroom, wearing striped pajamas with a T monogram on the breast pocket and gripping a squeezed-out toothpaste tube. Across the vanity mirror, the word “EPSTEIN” is scrawled in messy, dripping toothpaste. His furious expression contrasts with the luxury surroundings—marble counters, ornate gold faucets, and monogrammed Trump towels—underscoring the inescapable mess. The toothpaste is out of the tube.
July 19, 2025 at 10:49 AM
drawnandquartered.bsky.social
Horse is out of the barn. Toothpaste is out of the tube. I’m not a sadist but there is some enjoyment to be had in seeing him lose control of this story.

#PoliticalCartoon #EditorialCartoon #PoliticalSatire #Trump #EpsteinFiles #Toothpaste #Accountability #Epstein #Epsteinlist #Coverup #TruthDecay
A mostly black-and-white political cartoon in which Donald Trump stands scowling in his opulent bathroom, wearing striped pajamas with a T monogram on the breast pocket and gripping a squeezed-out toothpaste tube. Across the vanity mirror, the word “EPSTEIN” is scrawled in messy, dripping toothpaste. His furious expression contrasts with the luxury surroundings—marble counters, ornate gold faucets, and monogrammed Trump towels—underscoring the inescapable mess. The toothpaste is out of the tube.
July 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
julie9040x.bsky.social
Loss of daily print newspapers “meaningfully changes how we relate to each other…the news…reshaping attention spans and communications”
“Very hard to see it while happening; much easier to see…in retrospect”
True.

#collectivewellbeing
#truthdecay
#sharedexperience

www.latimes.com/world-nation...
Sure, the newspaper informed. But as it fades, those who used it for other things must adjust too
The lurch in the news media business has changed America over the last two decades, as the printed newspaper continues to fade from modern daily life.
www.latimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:39 PM
julie9040x.bsky.social
All in service power grab while cultivating fear, greed, hate, othering, ignorance, and more
#misinformation #disinformation
#truthdecay
adamkinzinger.substack.com Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · May 12
Trump is shutting down America’s truth-telling platforms while Russian disinformation floods our feeds. This isn’t just a policy shift — it’s a dangerous (and intentional) surrender.

adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/silencing-...
Silencing America’s Voice
How Trump is Tearing Down Our Defenses Against Disinformation
adamkinzinger.substack.com
May 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
vivianjc.bsky.social
🤣#TruthDecay #TruthDecay #TruthDecay #TruthDecay
December 31, 2024 at 11:35 PM
unclebing.bsky.social
Good 1. #TruthDecay 👍
August 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
wtfm.lol
Donald J. Trump is known for diminishing the importance of truth in political discourse, embracing lies for political gain. #TruthDecay
July 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
janholmquist.bsky.social
Truth Decay: “Defining "Truth Decay" RAND defines Truth Decay as the diminishing role of facts and data in American public life.” https://buff.ly/2LYTiH4 #truthdecay #FactsMatter #FakeNews
December 1, 2024 at 5:30 AM
elusiveminds.bsky.social
“He tells it like it is,” they say—
about a man who lies like he breathes.
Maybe “truth” now just means “the version that flatters me.”

#MindTempest #PostTruth #TrumpLogic #TruthDecay #AuthoritarianAesthetics #USA #Resist #Bluecrew #Trump
July 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
askralph.bsky.social
Truth decay is real—and it’s not about teeth. In a world of endless misinformation, we risk losing something far more valuable than facts: our trust. Without discernment, even good intentions can lead us astray. #TruthDecay #DiscernmentMatters #FaithAndWisdom #DigitalDeluge #ProtectYourMind
September 2, 2025 at 7:42 PM
askralph.bsky.social
Misinformation creates echo chambers online, isolating individuals and fostering cynicism. This can lead to feeling lonely and unable to trust information. It's important to develop critical thinking skills to navigate the digital landscape and foster open mindedness.

#TruthDecay #StayRooted
September 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
jaldrich1.bsky.social
ground.news/article/wash...?

Had you heard this? Now #factcheckers are at risk! #truthdecay
Washington Post fact-checker takes buyout
Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post’s longtime lead fact-checker, announced Monday he had taken a buyout, becoming the latest in a slew of the outlet’s top journalists to leave in recent months.
ground.news
July 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
alicecann.bsky.social
Book #TruthDecay might suggest that it’s just an American problem. It’s not of course
Countering Truth Decay
“Truth Decay,” the diminishing role of facts in public life, poses a threat to evidence-based policymaking and to American democracy. RAND is studying this phenomenon to learn more about its causes, c...
www.rand.org
July 10, 2024 at 1:08 PM
klhomme.bsky.social
Maybe #TruthDecay began the day we confused entertainment for nourishment — and called it news.

You might appreciate this:
🍬 noshortcutstonow.substack.com/p/field-note...
🎧 Field Note 3.2 — All The King's Candy
Every kingdom starts with a taste for something sweet.
noshortcutstonow.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:25 AM
klhomme.bsky.social
Maybe #TruthDecay began the day we confused entertainment for nourishment — and called it news.

You might appreciate this:

🍬 noshortcutstonow.substack.com/p/field-note...
🎧 Field Note 3.2 — All The King's Candy
Every kingdom starts with a taste for something sweet.
noshortcutstonow.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:23 AM
klhomme.bsky.social
Maybe #TruthDecay began the day we confused entertainment for nourishment — and called it news.

🍬 noshortcutstonow.substack.com/p/field-note...
🎧 Field Note 3.2 — All The King's Candy
Every kingdom starts with a taste for something sweet.
noshortcutstonow.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
taozen.bsky.social
Grok 3 beta knows… #TruthDecay
February 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
myrecordplayer.bsky.social
The Wallflowers, Jakob Dylan, T Bone Burnett, and me. #TruthDecay #JAAMers @wfmu.bsky.social
"6th Avenue Heartache" - The Wallflowers - 2023-10-04 Random Soundcheck
YouTube video by My Record Player | Mark Balletto
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October 4, 2025 at 4:05 AM
mrtechking.bsky.social
Trump's reality TV tactics meet Musk's internet meme game. Both prioritize spectacle over substance, blurring fantasy and reality. This dangerous mix influences policy, impacts the economy, and threatens programs like Social Security. #PoliticalTheater #TechInfluence #TruthDecay
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April 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
mymateshouse.bsky.social
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March 9, 2026 at 5:21 AM
youranona.bsky.social
Day after bombing Iran into war, Trump spews 30 Truth posts: naval boasts crushed under McConnell corpse reels, stale Gaga nods, corgi whipped-cream romps. Leadership liquefies in vanity sludge. #TruthDecay
May 8, 2026 at 10:45 AM