Cailin O'Connor > Quotes

“Whatever one thinks about the merits of Trump’s election, or of the UK’s exit from the EU (“Brexit”), it is profoundly troubling to think that these momentous political events were underwritten by falsehoods. And it raises a deep and unsettling question: Can democracy survive in an age of fake news?”
― Cailin O'Connor, The Misinformation Age: How False Beliefs Spread

“Of course, as we have already argued, to some degree the persistence of false beliefs is simply part of the human condition. The core structures of human knowledge and belief are such that social effects can lead to the spread of falsity, even in cases where the world pushes back.”
― Cailin O'Connor, The Misinformation Age: How False Beliefs Spread