How Autocrats Destroy Truth

I&rsquo;ve often wondered why the administration continues to make claims that are laughably and provably false, such as Trump&rsquo;s claim that one of his prominent critics, Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland called him &ldquo;the greatest president of my lifetime.&rdquo; Anne Applebaum writing for The Atlantic : This tactic—the so-called fire hose of falsehoods—ultimately produces not outrage but…