Protecting Truth in the Digital Age
We monitor, analyze, and combat disinformation to preserve the integrity of public discourse.
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1. The Moment That Revealed the Contradiction It was supposed to be a normal, if slightly technical, meeting. The kind where people argue about voting thresholds and board powers, where the language is dry but the stakes are quiet. The RIPE community, the body that coordinates internet number resources in…
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For the past four or five days, a troubling wave of misinformation has been washing over Kerala, and at its center is a scheme that means a great deal to thousands of women and transgender persons across the state. Fake posters, carefully designed to look like official government communications, have been circulating rapidly on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, claiming that the Priyadarshini free bus travel scheme is about to be changed. According to these viral posts, government employees will be completely removed from the scheme, and a special Priyadarshini card will be introduced, apparently to restrict travel based on income.…
The Landscape of COVID-19 Misinformation and Media Trust in America In the ever-evolving landscape of public health communication, few challenges have proven as formidable as the spread of misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic. The KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor, an ongoing research initiative tracking American attitudes toward vaccination, has uncovered troubling patterns in how people consume, interpret, and trust information about the virus and the vaccines developed to combat it. What emerges from this comprehensive research is a portrait of a nation struggling to navigate a complex information environment, where falsehoods spread with alarming speed and ease, and where trust in…
