Post-truth’s novelty is denying reality’s existence, not lying or spin.

Evidence

As a philosopher, I cannot help but find all of these forms of post-truth deplorable. Even though it seems important to illuminate their differences and understand that there are many ways one can fit underneath the post-truth umbrella, none of this should be acceptable to those who genuinely care about the notion of truth. But the tricky part is not to explain ignorance, lying, cynicism, indifference, political spin, or even delusion. We have lived with these for centuries. Rather, what seems new in the post-truth era is a challenge not just to the idea of knowing reality but to the existence of reality itself. — Lee McIntyre, Post-Truth, 47

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines what is genuinely new about post-truth versus the ancient vices of lying and spin: an attack on reality itself.
• XREF: connects to: False equivalence between sides is itself a hallmark of post-truth — Lee McIntyre, Post-Truth, 15