World’s largest arts festival under way in Edinburgh

This year, ‘fake news’ is the subject of many performances at the often-political festival.

In Edinburgh, the world’s biggest arts festival is under way.

Almost 4,000 shows will be performed throughout August at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Often political, this year, “fake news” is the subject of many performances.

Al Jazeera’s Charlie Angela went to see how artists are interpreting a post-truth era.