After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News

After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News

Enrage. Suppress. Divide.

Directed by Andrew Rossi

Produced by Abstract, HBO Documentary Films

202095 min6.6 / 10

A sobering investigative documentary that examines how disinformation erodes trust and fractures society, grounded in real human consequences.

An investigation into the ongoing threat caused by the phenomenon of “fake news” in the U.S., focusing on the real-life consequences that disinformation, conspiracy theories and false news stories have on the average citizen.

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  • Is After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Does After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

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