Alternativ fakta: Om kunskapen och dess fiender
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Alternativ fakta: Om kunskapen och dess fiender is a Swedish non-fiction book that examines the nature of knowledge, the spread of misinformation, and the threats posed to democratic society by "alternative facts" and anti-scientific thinking.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alternativ fakta: Om kunskapen och dess fiender canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7685883 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alternativ fakta: Om kunskapen och dess fiender Context triple: [Åsa Wikforss, notableWork, Alternativ fakta: Om kunskapen och dess fiender]
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A.
The Challenge of Facts
"The Challenge of Facts" is an influential essay by American sociologist and classical liberal thinker William Graham Sumner that critiques moralistic interference in social and economic processes and defends empirical, scientific analysis of society.
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Before the Fact
Before the Fact is a 1932 psychological crime novel by Anthony Berkeley Cox (writing as Francis Iles), best known as the dark, suspenseful source material for Alfred Hitchcock’s film "Suspicion."
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Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science
Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science is a classic skeptical book by Martin Gardner that critically examines pseudoscience, fringe theories, and popular scientific misconceptions.
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D.
Truth and Politics
"Truth and Politics" is an influential essay by political theorist Hannah Arendt that examines the fraught relationship between factual truth, lies, and the functioning of modern political life.
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E.
The Death of Truth: Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump
"The Death of Truth: Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump" is a nonfiction book that examines the erosion of objective truth, the rise of propaganda and conspiracy thinking, and their impact on American democracy in the Trump era.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alternativ fakta: Om kunskapen och dess fiender Target entity description: Alternativ fakta: Om kunskapen och dess fiender is a Swedish non-fiction book that examines the nature of knowledge, the spread of misinformation, and the threats posed to democratic society by "alternative facts" and anti-scientific thinking.
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A.
The Challenge of Facts
"The Challenge of Facts" is an influential essay by American sociologist and classical liberal thinker William Graham Sumner that critiques moralistic interference in social and economic processes and defends empirical, scientific analysis of society.
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B.
Before the Fact
Before the Fact is a 1932 psychological crime novel by Anthony Berkeley Cox (writing as Francis Iles), best known as the dark, suspenseful source material for Alfred Hitchcock’s film "Suspicion."
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C.
Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science
Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science is a classic skeptical book by Martin Gardner that critically examines pseudoscience, fringe theories, and popular scientific misconceptions.
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D.
Truth and Politics
"Truth and Politics" is an influential essay by political theorist Hannah Arendt that examines the fraught relationship between factual truth, lies, and the functioning of modern political life.
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E.
The Death of Truth: Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump
"The Death of Truth: Notes on Falsehood in the Age of Trump" is a nonfiction book that examines the erosion of objective truth, the rise of propaganda and conspiracy thinking, and their impact on American democracy in the Trump era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| addresses |
anti-intellectualism
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conspiracy theories ⓘ media responsibility ⓘ post-truth politics ⓘ public understanding of science ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
defend scientific knowledge
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promote critical thinking ⓘ warn about dangers of alternative facts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| discusses |
epistemic relativism
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role of experts in public debate ⓘ science denial ⓘ |
| examines |
conflicts between scientific knowledge and ideological beliefs
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consequences of disinformation for democracy ⓘ how false information spreads ⓘ how trust in expertise is undermined ⓘ role of social media in spreading misinformation ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
nature of knowledge
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relationship between science and society ⓘ spread of misinformation ⓘ threats to democratic society ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | Swedish ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general public
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readers interested in politics ⓘ readers interested in science and society ⓘ |
| isAbout |
conflict between facts and ideology
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importance of reliable knowledge in democracy ⓘ public debate on truth and facts ⓘ threats to democratic institutions from disinformation ⓘ |
| language | Swedish ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
alternative facts
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anti-scientific thinking ⓘ democracy ⓘ epistemology ⓘ knowledge ⓘ misinformation ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Alternative Facts: On Knowledge and Its Enemies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workType | popular science ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Alternativ fakta: Om kunskapen och dess fiender Description of subject: Alternativ fakta: Om kunskapen och dess fiender is a Swedish non-fiction book that examines the nature of knowledge, the spread of misinformation, and the threats posed to democratic society by "alternative facts" and anti-scientific thinking.
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