Questions on R2

Has the internet fundamentally changed the way we perceive truth in the world, or has it merely given us an easier way to give in to confirmation bias?

How can design address and play to people's naive beliefs? How can we use those to help people interact with the world better?

Is there really any line at all between data presentation as part of hard science and advocacy? How can people work in the area in between?

If people aren't swayed by truth presented by mouths they don't want to hear it from, why are we studying data visualisation?