From Brexit to Trump, 2016 saw seismic shifts in our social, economic, political and cultural landscapes. With algorithms serving up fake news and self-selecting social media feeds enabling tunnel-vision perceptions of the world, technology played a central role in creating this new reality. The rise of chatbots and other machine-assisted forms of communication will only continue to alter our ability to distinguish fact from fiction. How should brands adapt to this new reality?
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POST-TRUTH
Adjective pəʊs(t)ˈtruːθ ~ Relating to or denoting
circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in
shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and
personal belief.
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SOME TRUTHS
@ThisisZone
@this_is_zone
zonedigital.com
@chrisdeary
chrisdeary.com
Chris Deary
Client Creative Director
BIMA agency of the year
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Truth is dead. Truth is dead.
Truth is dead. Truth is dead.
Truth is dead. Truth is dead.
Truth is dead. Truth is dead.
Truth is dead. Truth is dead.
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How truth died post-truth was created
How and why brands should respond to it
1
2
TODAY
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“If Facebook does not immediately
delete the affected report within 24
hours, Facebook will have to pay up
to 500,000 euros”
Thomas Oppermann
Chairman of UK Culture,
Chairman of German SPD Parliamentary Group
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“SLOGANS SHOULD BE REPEATED
UNTIL THE VERY LAST INDIVIDUAL
HAS COME TO GRASP THE IDEA.”
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“SLOGANS SHOULD BE REPEATED
UNTIL THE VERY LAST INDIVIDUAL
HAS COME TO GRASP THE IDEA.”
- MEIN KAMPF
* This slide is brought to you in association with Godwin’s Law.
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The Employment Policies Institute.
National Policy Institute.
New Century Foundation.
Family Research Council.
American College of Pediatricians.
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1.6
million
24
0
Number of results for a
YouTube search for “9/11
conspiracy”
Hours of the day
when the news
media is operational
Number of data points on every
US citizen enabling Donald Trump
to micro target swing voters
Number of stories from non-left-wing
news sites served to me by Facebook’s
algorithm this morning
5,000
NEWS IN THE DIGITAL ERA
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WHEN YOU
READ THESE
19 SHOCKING
FOOD FACTS,
YOU’LL NEVER
WANT TO EAT
AGAIN
Think this is a
normal shed?
Just wait until
you see
what’s
inside…
This girl didn’t know
what was inside her,
until they cut off her
pants. Shocking!