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The vast majority of our knowledge comes from the testimony of others, but, we are often faced with conflicting testimony, which raises the question; ‘who should we believe?’ Is mainstream media a better source of information than the blogosphere? Can we always trust government sources to disseminate accurate information, or is it sometimes rational to believe in conspiracy theories? In this course we will draw on philosophical theory and recent social/political history in an attempt to answer these and other related questions.