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The struggle against post-truth politics has always been about white supremacy: Lessons from the informational praxis of SNCC

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  • Joshua FJ Inwood
  • Derek H Alderman

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Exacerbated but by no means invented by President Donald Trump, post-truth politics are defined as a disregard for facts in political discourse and policymaking. The post-truth era is dominated by two forms of informational praxis: misinformation and disinformation. Through the archival record of civil rights organizations, we argue we should not see the present era of post-truth politics as new but instead see it as part of a more prolonged struggle over white supremacy and the broader effort to contain challenges to the US economic and racial order. By contextualizing the geography of post-truth politics, the strategies and tactics civil rights groups use to counter white supremacist lies are important to understand, especially in an era where social media can spread lies and disinformation at lightning-quick speed. Thus, we also explore how civil rights organizations challenged disinformation and the control and suppression of information perpetuated by those in power.

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  • Joshua FJ Inwood & Derek H Alderman, 2025. "The struggle against post-truth politics has always been about white supremacy: Lessons from the informational praxis of SNCC," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 43(4), pages 783-801, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envirc:v:43:y:2025:i:4:p:783-801
    DOI: 10.1177/23996544241286631
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