Post-truth politics
Post-truth politics, also described as post-factual politics or post-reality politics, is a widely recognized historical period where political culture is marked by public anxiety about what claims can be publicly accepted facts, heightened concern over the honesty of public figures, and public's tendency to accept claims that elicit an emotional response and confirm pre-existing beliefs over professionally accepted evidence. Indeed most research demonstrates an increasing disconnect between public opinion and scholarly consensus, which is thought to exemplify the core of the era.