Protecting Truth in the Digital Age
We monitor, analyze, and combat disinformation to preserve the integrity of public discourse.
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In Turkey, the simple act of reporting the news has become a dangerous profession. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has issued a stark warning: the government is systematically using its controversial disinformation law not to protect public order, but to criminalize independent journalism. The organization describes this as “lawfare”—the…
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Imagine being pregnant, already navigating a swirl of advice about what to eat, what to avoid, and which medications are safe, and then you open your phone to see a video claiming that taking Tylenol for a fever could cause autism in your unborn child. That is exactly the kind of fear that has spread across social media since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a label change for acetaminophen in September 2025. The new labeling warned that using the pain reliever during pregnancy might be associated with an increased risk of neurodevelopmental and neurologic disorders in children. But…
When Fiji declared a national HIV emergency on September 15, 2026, the news landed like a thunderbolt. The government’s estimate was staggering: one in every 60 Fijian adults was now living with HIV, a 16-fold increase since 2019. For a small island nation in the Pacific, this represented not just a public health crisis but a human catastrophe—thousands of people infected, thousands of families affected, and a health system suddenly overwhelmed. In moments like this, people crave explanations. They want to know why this happened, and they want someone or something to blame. That is exactly what happened on social…
