Countering Truth Decay: Q&A with Ray Block, Jr.
<p>R<a href="https://www.rand.org/about/people/b/block_ray.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">ay Block, Jr.</a>, has some advice for people heading into the 2024 elections. “Do not be a passive consumer of information,” he says. “Be an active consumer — an empowered consumer. Scrutinize everything. Cross-check it. Ask yourself, ‘What goal does this information accomplish?’”</p>
<p>Block leads <a href="https://www.rand.org/research/projects/truth-decay.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">RAND’s efforts to combat “Truth Decay”</a> — the diminishing role of facts and analysis in public life. It’s the talking heads on TV, the distrust and conspiracy theories, the basic disagreements over not just what’s right, but what’s real. With a presidential election looming in November, 2024 will be a year of Truth Decay.</p>
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