Is a “right to truth” a solution to the contemporary information crisis

Abstract

The purpose of the paper is to consider whether we are dealing with an information crisis today, and if so, what the crisis indeed is and how does it manifest itself. The authors point out the most important threats arising from the expansion of post-truth in such important areas of public life as elections, functioning of the market mechanisms and historical identity of the nation. They also discuss processes that can be considered as attempts to overcome the crisis. As one of the most controversial initiatives of this kind, is establishing an objective truth through legal intervention, motivated by the conviction of public authorities that mass disinformation essentially undermines public order and threatens other constitutional values.