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In an era of fake news, are we living through a crisis in trust? Without trust society couldn鈥檛 function. We need to know that individuals and organizations are competent and reliable, that they鈥檙e not corrupt and that they鈥檒l honour their word. But now we have digital manipulation, allegations of fabricated news stories and ubiquitous social media spewing out much that is bogus and emotionally manipulative. What, then, can be done to counter these developments? And how much of a threat do they pose to democracy? We speak to the most trustworthy of philosophers, Onora O鈥橬eill.

Presented by David Edmonds

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