Friday 17 February was designated
#dayofFacts, with library and museum staff tweeting facts, as a resistance to "alternative facts". The website is here
https://dayoffacts.wordpress.com/, the twitterstream is at
https://twitter.com/hashtag/DayofFacts?src=hash , here's an example of a
Storify https://storify.com/NatureMuseum/day-of-facts and some thoughtful commentary from
Barbara Fister at
https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/library-babel-fish/matter-facts
It was also picked up e.g. by the
Washington Post
Kaplan, S. (2017, February 17). Museums and libraries fight ‘alternative facts’ with a #DayofFacts.
Washington Post.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/02/17/museums-and-libraries-fight-alternative-facts-with-a-dayoffacts/?utm_term=.da4809bcb033
Logo from #dayoffacts website
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