Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File pic

Is it true that in Uttar Pradesh, only Muslims get non-stop electricity during Eid while Hindus are deprived of electricity during Diwali? We now live in a post-truth world of alternative facts. This is our "new normal" we are told by those who claim to know. Of course, us humans have always partly lived in a fantasy world, which may include the Divine, the aura of film stars and the exploits of your favourite football or cricket team.