Protecting Truth in the Digital Age
We monitor, analyze, and combat disinformation to preserve the integrity of public discourse.
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The Digital Mirage: When Viral Headlines Become Dangerous In the quiet moments of a daily commute or during the brief lull of an afternoon break, millions of us find ourselves instinctively unlocking our phones, our thumbs already hovering over the familiar icons of social media. What begins as a simple…
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Let’s be honest: a new danger is keeping brand leaders up at night, and it isn’t just another social media storm that will blow over by Friday. AI-powered misinformation can damage a reputation in ways that are hard to predict and even harder to reverse. The scary part is that much of the harm isn’t deliberate. An AI assistant might describe your product using outdated information, confuse your company with another one that shares a similar name, or make a bold claim that no human being ever checked. These mistakes happen quietly, without dramatic headlines, and they still shape the…
Tuesday morning in South Africa began with the quiet, familiar rhythm of democracy. In community halls, churches and schools across the country, elderly citizens and people with disabilities made their way to special voting stations, some assisted by family members, others helped by election officials. The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) said it was broadly content with the way the special voting period was unfolding. Chief Electoral Officer Sy Mamabolo confirmed that all voting stations had opened on time and that the full complement of home visit teams had been deployed, carrying ballot boxes and voting materials to those…
