We live in a \'post-truth\' age, we\'re told.
Here, he tells the hilarious story of how we humans have spent history lying to each other - and ourselves - and asks an important question: how can humanity move towards a truthier future?.
People don\'t trust experts any more.
But was there ever really a golden age of truth-telling? As the editor of the UK\'s leading independent fact-checker, Tom Phillips deals with complete bollocks every day.
The internet has turned our everyday lives into a misinformation battleground.
The US has a president who openly lies on a daily basis (or who doesn\'t even know what\'s true, and doesn\'t care).
We live in a \'post-truth\' age, we\'re told