The Consolations of Philosophy Alain de Botton Hamish Hamilton, £14.99, 265pp Buy it at BOL Once, in Portugal, Alain de Botton found that he could not make love with his girlfriend. It could have been ...

In an era of “post-truth” and “truthiness,” it can be hard to defend the common-sense belief that reality exists independently of how people think about it. Skepticism about reality comes in many ...

As the holidays approach you will probably get into political and cultural debates with family and friends. We at Snopes have put together a guide on the nature of fallacies, particularly false ...

Also known as the “is-ought” fallacy, this refers to a logical fallacy wherein people falsely derive moral values regarding what is right or wrong based on certain objective natural facts. A person ...

Speak like an insider! Welcome to Snopestionary, where we’ll define a term or piece of fact-checking lingo that we use on the Snopes team. Have a term you want us to explain? Let us know. The red ...

In an era of “post-truth” and “truthiness,” it can be hard to defend the common-sense belief that reality exists independently of how people think about it. Skepticism about reality comes in many ...