Episode 9: Living in a Post-Truth World: The Death Of Facts
From The Evolved Caveman: Stress, Relationships, and Emotional Mastery for Men by Dr. John Schinnerer -The Evolved Caveman
March 16, 2026 · 21 min · Season 7 · Episode 9
About this episode
Dr. John Schinnerer explores the implications of living in a post-truth world and the erosion of shared reality due to the removal of public data.
In this provocative and darkly funny episode of Living in a Post-Truth World: The Death Of Fact, host Dr. John Schinnerer explores how America entered the post-truth era—and what it’s costing our democracy, our public health, and our sanity. Dr. John examines how the Trump administration’s documented removal and disruption of public datasets—from health and climate reports to environmental justice tools—has contributed to a growing erosion of shared reality. Drawing on investigative reporting from Brookings, KFF, ProPublica, AP News, and others, he separates documented evidence from clearly labeled inference to ask a critical question: What happens when the scoreboard disappears? This episode breaks down: The difference between misinformation and “measurement sabotage” Health data and federal public health pages taken offline The disappearance of major climate assessments from government websites The shutdown of environmental justice mapping tools How loss of public data impacts maternal health, public safety, and policymaking Why fear, uncertainty, and nervous system dysregulation make men especially vulnerable to propaganda The psychological mechanics behind the post-truth…
People in this episode
Host: Dr. John Schinnerer
Topics covered
- post-truth era
- public health
- democracy
- misinformation
- data removal
- environmental justice
- psychological impact
Keywords
- post-truth
- public health
- data removal
- misinformation
- environmental justice
- Trump administration
- democracy
- psychology
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Brookings, KFF, ProPublica, AP News, Trump administration
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