“Truthiness,” a concept coined by the American comedian Stephen Colbert, involves saying things that you want to believe are true even if there is no factual evidence to support these assertions. And without doubt, truthiness has had a great run in 2019 - from US President Donald Trump’s Washington, to the Brexit campaign in the United Kingdom, to events in Asia.This disturbing trend was partly reflected in Time magazine’s choice of candidates for its 2019 Person of the Year.