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 autumn of 2023, a small suburban school district in Naperville, Illinois, became the stage for a controversy that had very little to do with the truth. According to the account, two Hindu high school students were accused of burning a copy of the Quran, and within days a network of organizations and political voices had turned the accusation into an international scandal. The article frames the episode as part of a broader pattern, one that it describes as a “global Islamo-leftist cabal” repeatedly manufacturing conspiracy theories to target India, Hindus, and Hindu organizations. The Indian American Muslim Council…

Imagine it is 2027, and you are scrolling through your phone on the night of the general elections. In one WhatsApp group, a video is moving around: an INEC official, looking perfectly official, announces that a candidate has won a crucial state. In another group, there is a voice note in which a well-known politician seems to admit that a rival has already bought off electoral officers. Your heart races, and you share it. You are not careless; it just looks and sounds real. But none of it is true. According to a report by LEADERSHIP Weekend, this is exactly…

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