Ever wonder why suddenly there's all kinds of "fake news" and everyone, including our President, can lie without consequence? Steve Faktor explains the five evolutionary reasons why bullshit is winning. Enjoy the latest episode of The McFuture podcast (or read it below)! Remember to share it & rate it  5-stars on iTunes! 

In 1963, 10 percent of Yale students got A’s. In 2012, 62 percent did. Why? Is it because $260,000 buys more genius? Or, some other reason?

It’s not just education inflating our egos. EVERYTHING is! We wouldn't know the truth if it tried to smother us in our sleep. There are real evolutionary reasons why we’re suddenly drowning in “fake news” and a sea of lies.

Consider our '100% genuine' lives...

My Levi’s still say they’re a ‘36’ — like they’re starring in High School Time Machine.

Or, that $3,000 Chanel bag that screams STATUS!! It screams even louder from your tiny studio apartment with a bathtub in the kitchen.

Everyone knows Little Timmy can’t sing, play basketball, or draw. But there’s his wall of trophies and Fridge of Sorrows - stick figure mommy riding a flaming...beaver??

Maybe he’s high. America is the Courtney Love of countries. We know where esteem, courage, and escape really come from: Pfizer.

And without antidepressants, how else would Katie stage her daily self-empowerment festival on Facebook? "All bodies are beautiful!" "Nothing's sexier than confidence!" "True beauty's got booty!" Great. Let's test that at the bar.

There's so much more.

Ads disguised as lives on Instagram and Bravo.

Bodies doctored by...doctors and Photoshop.

Days at the office spent "curating" "authentic" "influencers" - pretending anyone, ever, wanted to "engage with brands."

Employee self-assessments that make PowerPoints sound like heart transplants. And bosses and HR-types who pretend to care about your 'career development' while transparently protecting company interests.

Then, there's "fake news" and crackpot conspiracies...

Is falling for “fake news” really that different from cherry-picking real news to reinforce our fake realities? Or, our constant state of fake #outrage. Or, the mindless Buzzfeed advertorials and Refinery29 quizzes we share like e-Bola? Then, buy their shiny little cures.

I haven't read a science book in 20 years. But my Facebook page says