After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News
Documentary
2020
1 hr 35 min
Available on Prime Video, Hulu, Sling TV, Max
In this illuminating documentary, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Andrew Rossi, journalists, educators and researchers working to expose "fake news" discuss its real-life, high-stakes consequences. Drawing from exclusive verite access to the victims and perpetrators of fake news stories and a variety of experts, as well as purveyors and targets of misinformation, "After Truth" sheds light on some of the most dire examples of post-truth culture. The film focuses on several high-profile fake news stories from recent years. Enlightening, galvanizing and unnerving, this feature-length documentary analyzes the human toll of disinformation to paint a dynamic portrait of a phenomena that is said to jeopardize the very future of American democracy.
