Truth in the time of Twitter

Tour Details

  • Meeting point: Central London
  • Tour length: TBC
  • Tour distance: 3.2km
  • Tour stops: Speaker's Corner, Reformer's Tree, Church of the Immaculate Conception, The Athenæum Club, The Royal Society, The Duke of York Statue
  • Accessibility: TBC
  • Tour price: £20pp
  • Maximum Group size: 12 (we like to keep it small to allow for maximum interactivity!)
Duke of York statue. Full-body bronze of an Old white man situated atop a 42m high granite column

The truth. It will set you free, stop your pants setting on fire, and, if you're Jim Carey in Liar Liar, guide you to your happily ever after.


However, in the age of 'fake news' and misinformation, the truth has become much harder to determine.


In this (still under development) tour, we use a selection of London's rich historical sites to academically explore: the difference between truth and opinions (and why it matters!); how the enlightment period shaped what constitutes the truth; and, how changing ideas of which truths are important is impacting the Royal Society and entire academic subjects today.


So come, look at the city in a different way as we explore one of modern society's most pressing challenges.