Although the year 1984 is hurtling back into the distant past, Orwells novel Nineteen Eighty-Four continues to have a huge readership and to help shape the world of 2084. Sales of Orwells terrifying tale have recently spiked because of current worries about alternate facts, post-truth, and fake news Philosophers debate how Orwell's nightmare world compares to today's world of political acrimony and discontent.
