Check Their "Facts"

Easily lost in politics is the truth. Politicians want to get elected so they tell the electorate what they want to hear, rather than what they should hear. The facts and the true distinctions between candidates are often obfuscated by half-truths and lack of context. Robert Samuelson of the Washington Post thought about what he'd like to hear from Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential debates if they told the truth.

As we saw in the 2016 presidential election, “fake news” has become an effective persuasion tool. And these attempts to recast the issues are often reinforced by voters’ biases. It behooves citizens to check these “facts” and check their sources. But, that often doesn’t happen.

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The posters in this series reflect the conflicts the American political system has been experiencing during the turbulent period between 2010-2018. They are meant to encourage an exploration and a dialogue about the cultural minefield we now find ourselves in.