The document discusses how social media has enabled the rapid spread of information but also propaganda and untruths. Recent political campaigns in the US and UK have alarmed experts due to liberal use of "the truth" and prioritizing being first to report information over accuracy. This irresponsible sharing could have disastrous consequences unless technology is used to reclaim truth, which is important for a secure and prosperous society. The document calls for using technology and data to empower people with the truth again.

1. web of lies:
using tech to reclaim
the truth
R O B B U R T O N

2. T H E R I S E O F S O C I A L M E D I A H A S C R E A T E D A N I N C R E D I B L E
N U M B E R O F P O S S I B I L I T I E S W I T H I N S O C I E T Y

3. I T ’ S D R I V E N I N N O V A T I O N T H R O U G H S H A R I N G

4. I T ’ S H E L P E D U S T O H A R N E S S M O R E I N F O R M A T I O N T H I S
D E C A D E T H A N I N O U R E N T I R E H I S T O R Y

5. I T ’ S E V E N H E L P E D O V E R - T H R O W R E G I M E S

6. B U T R E C E N T P O L I T I C A L C A M P A I G N I N G I N T H E U S A

7. A N D I N T H E U N I T E D K I N G D O M

8. O N B O T H S I D E S O F T H E P O L I T I C A L S P E C T R U M

9. H A S A L A R M E D M A N Y E X P E R T S A N D A C A D E M I C S

10. … T H E R E H A S B E E N A D I S T U R B A N C E I N T H E F O R C E

11. D R I V E N B Y T H E W A R P S P E E D D I S S E M I N A T I O N
O F S O C I A L R E P O R T I N G

12. I T ’ S S U D D E N L Y B E C O M E N O T J U S T P O S S I B L E , B U T V E R Y
E X P E D I E N T T O B E L I B E R A L W I T H ‘ T H E T R U T H ’

13. A S A P R I M A R Y T O O L F O R P R O P A G A N D A F O R P O L I T I C I A N S
A N D W I T H I N T H E M E D I A

14. B E C A U S E O N C E ‘ I T ’ S ’ O U T T H E R E … ‘ I T ’ Q U I C K L Y
B E C O M E S F A C T

15. W H O C A R E S I F Y O U R S O U R C E S A R E C O R R E C T , J U S T A S
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16. T H I S I R R E S P O N S I B L E S H A R I N G O F I N F O R M A T I O N B Y T H O S E
W I T H I N T H E P O L I T I C A L E L I T E C O U L D H A V E D I S A S T R O U S
C O N S E Q U E N C E S F O R T H E M A N Y

17. T R U T H S I T S A T T H E H E A R T O F
A S E C U R E A N D P R O S P E R O U S S O C I E T Y …
O T H E R W I S E W E ’ R E J U S T N O R T H K O R E A !

18. W E A L L H A V E A D U T Y T O B E R E S P O N S I B L E
F O R T H E P O W E R W E ’ V E B E E N G I V E N

19. T E C H N O L O G Y I S B E I N G U S E D T O D I S R U P T T R U T H .
L E T S B E G I N U S E T E C H N O L O G Y T O R E C L A I M T R U T H A G A I N .

20. S O , H O W C A N W E U S E A L L T H E D A T A A N D T E C H N O L O G Y
A T O U R F I N G E R - T I P S T O R E C L A I M T H E T R U T H T O O N C E
A G A I N I N F O R M A N D E M P O W E R T H E P E O P L E ?