The emergence of the #MeToo movement coincided with a conjuncture
of posttruth and postfeminist media cultures. At this moment, examining the
construction of “truth” in the #MeToo movement and the intersecting
powers behind it can help understand whether and how the public testimony
of women’s experiences of sexual harassment and assault have disrupted the
mainstream narrative of the posttruth era. This study selected the “Big Tooth
vs. Blackie” incident, which occurred in June 2023, as a case study. In this
case, women’s political voices raised on social media were not necessarily
heard fairly. In the posttruth era, women, similar to other marginalized
groups, are constructed as “doubtful subjects,” and the truths they disclose
are always questioned, scrutinized, and challenged. To gain “credibility,”
these women, who speak out as victims, must perform various forms of
labor, including emotional and psychological labor, and engage in various
performances.