Democracy Relies on Truth

Michael Patrick Lynch writes for Psychology Today:

Democracy depends on citizens being informed. People need accurate information about climate change, for example, in order to know how to survive its effects. They need to know which country invaded Ukraine in order to figure out which side to support and why. And they need to know what The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is really doing in order to know whether to be frightened by its actions.

That much is obvious. Democracy suffers whenever a government actively deceives its citizens or just prevents them from having access to accurate information.

Unfortunately the Orange Toad flooded the US with lies after lies.