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A brief history of political lies; a psychological look at why and how we lie; and whether we're really as divided as we think. (episode)
Kicking off our deep dive into deception with a taxonomy of the political lie.
Our relationship with lying in our own lives has a lot to do with how we judge the lies of politicians.
The art of the political lie has reached a new zenith this election season. So just how did we get here?
If fact-checking is meant to chasten politicians who lie, why isn't it more chaste out there? A talk with Politifact about educating the public and the definition of a "half-truth."
Why people believe what they want to believe, despite the facts.
November is coming, and with it, polling data. We revisit Nate Silver’s discussion about the importance of reading polls with a critical eye.
For many on the Left, Trump's popularity merely confirms their assumptions about those other people in America. And this may be the most dangerous lie of all.