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mojo chan [soylentnews.org] writes:

Oxford Dictionaries has declared "post-truth" as its 2016 international word of the year, reflecting what it called a "highly-charged" political 12 months. It is defined as an adjective relating to circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than emotional appeals. Its selection follows June's Brexit vote and the US presidential election. Post-truth, which has become associated with the phrase "post-truth politics", was chosen ahead of other political terms, including "Brexiteer" and "alt-right".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37995600 [bbc.co.uk]
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/word-of-the-year/word-of-the-year-2016 [oxforddictionaries.com]

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