Andersen Discusses Evolution of Fake News in Post-Truth America

 

Kurt Andersen, a groundbreaking novelist, media entrepreneur, and public radio host, read selections from his new book Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History on Wednesday evening as part of the Lowell Humanities Series. In Fantasyland, Andersen explores the historical origins of the “post-factual, fake news moment we’re all living through,” arguing that truth-bending is something embedded in America’s national character. Read the entire Heights article written by Jaehun Lee

Andersen Discusses Evolution of Fake News in Post-Truth America