Fake News, Trolls, and the Retreat of Freedom

Facts are negotiable. Civility online is in decline.  Citizens the world over are increasingly showing displeasure with, and distrust in, their politicians and political systems.  In this International Education Week lecture, Dr. Brian Hesse, Professor of Political Science, explores these inter-related claims.  His talk will range from Russia and Ukraine, to the Philippines and Egypt, and from South Africa to the United States.