Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

As Joe Biden prepares to become president, the US still reels from the deadly consequences of 'alternative facts'

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par Jennifer S. Hunt, Lecturer in National Security, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

Every four years on January 20, the US exercises a key tenant of democratic government: the peaceful transfer of power. This year, the scene looks a bit different.

If the last US presidential inauguration in 2017 debuted the phrase “alternative facts”, the 2021 inauguration represents their deadly consequences. After conspiracy-theory inspired violence laid siege to the Capitol Building where lawmakers met to confirm the election results, more than 20,000 troops now patrol the…

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