Disinformation Wars and a ‘Post Truth’ World

<p>Like so many stories about misinformation, this one starts with a social media post.&nbsp;</p> <p><em>&ldquo;Australia is making a terrible humanitarian mistake by allowing the Iran National Woman&rsquo;s Soccer team to be forced back to Iran, where they will most likely be killed. Don&rsquo;t do it, Mr. Prime Minister, give ASYLUM.&rdquo;</em></p> <p>Not long after that, Donald Trump backtracked and set the record straight.&nbsp;</p> <p><em>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s on it! Five have already been taken care of, and the rest are on their way.&rdquo;</em></p> <p>But …