How much is the truth worth these days? Renascença invites Rector Isabel Capeloa Gil and João Pereira Coutinho to talk about the issue

Photo of Isabel Capeloa Gil, Rector of Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Isabel Capeloa Gil and João Pereira Coutinho are the guests on this week's De Capa à Contracapa to talk about the value of truth today.

The first day of April popularised the game of lies. But in today's age of disinformation, distorting the truth is no longer a harmless game.

In the image society, the power to hide realities behind appearances is emerging.

In political discourse, the truth can be manipulated far beyond the traditional limits of propaganda, even for those who claim to be the exclusive holders of that truth.

How is truth relativised in contemporary society? Are we condemned to a constant labour of lie detection? Where do personal and professional ethics come into this debate?

Full article available on Renascença.

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