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And it seems like there are many -- doesn't it define this election in a way? it's people who believe what they want to believe -- >> if you're in your own bubble and if this is really happening -- >> i mean, it's the reason why oxford dictionary declared the word of the year post-truth, right? >> right, absolutely. >> i think this is really about jill stein and democratic base supporters wanting to act out. i don't think we see any significant changes here. i want to be really careful we are very accurate in how we report this. because there really is no evidence. we want to make sure america...

Circumstances in which object i have facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotional or personal belief. the word has been around for a while and thanks to the brexit referendum and the visceral u.s. election, it's seen a spike in use. >> so catherine connor martin is the head of u.s. dictionaries at oxford university press and it's your job to add words to the dictionary. post-truth, was this an easy decision? what does it signify for this country? >> well, that's a question that is beyond what i can answer but what we noticed this year is that post-truth, a wor...

That there is a post-truth. we'll talk about that after the break. oh no, that looks gross whoa, twhat is that? try it. you gotta try it, it's terrible. i don't wanna try it if it's terrible. it's like mango chutney and burnt hair. no thank you, i have a very sensitive palate. just try it! guys, i think we should hurry up. if you taste something bad, you want someone else to try it. it's what you do. i can't get the taste out of my mouth! if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. shhh! dog, dog, dog. not to be focusingo finaon my moder...

That brings us to tonight's word. truthiness. [ laughter ] now, i'm sure some of the word police, the wordinistas at websters are going say, "hey, that's not a word." well, anyone who knows me knows that i'm no fan of dictionaries or reference books, they are elitist, constantly telling us what is or isn't true or what did or didn't happen. >> love me stephen colbert. i think i've used the word true thinkness. a year later, merriam webster made it their word of the year. fast forward to now, oxford dictionary has nominated "post-truth." as or relating to denoting

Send them news, it's them promoting themselves. it's propaganda, essentially. and real news is in the business of finding truth. we are in a state now where we're post-truth. where people don't believe anything -- >> that phrase. >> exactly, we're in the post-truth era. and the other thing, and you alluded to this, katie, is that people are living in their own news bubbles, and silos. so when something comes in that contradicts their world view, they don't bother to pay attention to it, if it reinforces it, they do. which is why fake news, if it reinforces your world view, you'll buy it. >> i ...