Statement I: Hannah Arendt's 'defactualisation' is very close to the concept of 'post-truth'. Statement II: Post-truth relies on absolute lies.
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Correct answer: C. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
Explanation
Arendt's 'Lying in Politics' (1971) describes 'defactualisation', the loss of the line between fact and fiction. Post-truth means facts matter less than emotion and belief; it does not depend on outright lies.
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