The recent atmosphere in Poland has undergone a distressing transformation, shifting from the overwhelming spirit of solidarity that defined 2022 to a climate characterized by rising tension and cold hostility. For the more than 900,000 Ukrainian refugees who have sought safety in Poland, daily life is becoming increasingly precarious. Nationality-based attacks—ranging from aggressive verbal abuse in public spaces to targeted physical assaults—are no longer anomalies. Whether it is a couple being attacked in the streets of Wrocław or a woman providing legal aid being harassed by far-right agitators, the sense of security that many Ukrainians once felt has eroded. Official…

Imagine a digital landscape where misleading political posts go ignored, scam ads fail to bait a single click, and AI-generated misinformation is immediately flagged and dismissed by an informed public. While this idea might seem like a fantasy in our current world—where algorithms are designed to prioritize high-emotion engagement over truth—it is actually a practical, achievable reality built on the foundation of media literacy. Recent research into new educational programs suggests that we don’t need a radical technological overhaul to combat the “scourge” of online falsehoods; we simply need a cost-effective, human-centered approach to teaching people how to process the…