Protecting Truth in the Digital Age
We monitor, analyze, and combat disinformation to preserve the integrity of public discourse.
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The Canadian political landscape currently finds itself in a state of profound transition and mounting skepticism, marked by an unsettling trend of government overreach. Perhaps the most alarming development is the Industry Department’s recent exploration of legal avenues to silence social media users who share what the state deems “false…
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The digital age has brought us closer than ever, but it has also provided a fertile breeding ground for a particularly toxic form of misinformation. We are increasingly seeing a pattern where unfounded, malicious lies spread across platforms like TikTok and Facebook take on a life of their own, eventually boiling over into real-world fear and hostility. A recent, unsettling example of this occurred in the quiet community of Blarney, County Cork, where the local Church of Ireland, the Carrigrohane Union of Parishes, found itself at the center of an entirely fabricated social media storm. Rumors began circulating online with…
As South Africa heads toward the local government elections on November 4, the Electoral Commission has taken a significant step toward safeguarding the integrity of our democratic process by introducing a draft Code of Conduct on Countering Disinformation. Recognizing that the digital age has transformed how information spreads, the Commission is now calling on every citizen, political expert, tech leader, and local organization to weigh in on how we can collectively shield our polls from the corrosive effect of false information. This isn’t just a bureaucratic formality; it is a critical opportunity for the public to help shape the rules…
