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The Journal
|March 19, 2026
Everything is Fake (And Nobody Cares)
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In a post-truth world of AI, influencers and Donald Trump, the line between fact and fake is increasingly blurred.
The camera frequently lies - I mean, I've just watched a video where a plate of mashed potato turned into a polar bear. Is anything real any more?
In this timely six-parter for BBC Sounds, the very human and equally endearing tech journalist Jamie Bartlett tries to make sense of our relationship with the truth, via Hulk Hogan, Steven Bartlett, Oprah Winfrey and assorted experts, and hints at what fresh hell awaits.
This story is from the March 19, 2026 edition of The Journal.
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