Protecting Truth in the Digital Age
We monitor, analyze, and combat disinformation to preserve the integrity of public discourse.
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In the early, frightening months of the COVID-19 pandemic, when information was shifting by the hour and uncertainty filled every newsfeed, a strange thing happened: posts and videos promoting natural remedies for the virus—steam inhalation, ginger, garlic, vitamin C megadoses—began to spread like wildfire. Some were harmless; some were dangerous.…
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Election Day is often described as the holiest day on the American civic calendar—the one day when, at least in theory, everyone gets an equal voice in charting the course of their communities and their country. But it is also, by a very wide margin, the most fertile breeding ground the internet has ever known for conspiracy theories, confusion, and outright fabrication. Think about what happens on that single Tuesday: tens of millions of people stream into tens of thousands of polling places, many of them run by volunteers and part-time workers who are doing their best in a high-pressure,…
The Truth Behind the Algorithm: How Nigeria Customs Is Fighting Fake News With AI In today’s hyperconnected world, information travels faster than truth. With every click, a rumour can become reality; a single screenshot can destroy years of public trust. This is especially hard for institutions like the Nigeria Customs Service, an agency that depends on credibility to do its job. For years, the NCS has found itself at the receiving end of fake news, manipulated images, and online scams that use its name to deceive citizens. Sometimes a fraudster posts a fake recruitment notice and collects money from desperate…
