Alternative Facts — The Motivation Report
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Alternative Facts

February 13, 2017 · 56 min

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When a slogan built on falsehoods becomes policy, the stakes of calling it out could not be higher.

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In this episode

  • Why alternative facts are not a slip of the tongue but a governing strategy
  • How a phrase shaped an entire presidential campaign and its first hundred days
  • What it means for democracy when official policy contradicts verifiable truth
  • A clear framework for recognizing when spin crosses the line into a lie

About this episode

It's a phrase you're likely very familiar with. But the entire slogan of a presidential campaign and much of our first hundred days are built on it. "Alternative Facts" are not just a casual misspeaking, they are becoming policy. If anything other than the truth is a lie...so too must be "alternative facts."Special Guest: Craig Smith.

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