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Hello, this is Six Minute English from BBC Learning English.
I'm Neil.
And I'm Rob.
As well as bringing the world to a halt,
the coronavirus epidemic has led to an increase in misinformation,
lies and conspiracy theories on the internet.
In an era of fake news,
where even the president of the United States has accused of spreading misinformation,
could it be that we are living through a crisis in trust?
What is trust?
And who should we place our trust in?
These are some of the questions we'll be discussing in this program.
And we'll be hearing from a philosopher who believes the problem is not about trust itself,
but about trustworthiness.
The ability to be trusted as being honest and reliable.
And, as always, we'll be learning some related vocabulary along the way.
Of course, telling lies and lacking trustworthiness is nothing new.
Just think of the Trojan horse used to trick the ancient Greeks.