Think about the last time you stood in a supermarket aisle, trying to decide what to feed your family. Maybe you picked up a packet and checked the label. Maybe you remembered something you read online, or something a friend told you, or something you saw in your social media feed. In that moment, you were doing exactly what food safety regulators hope you would do: trying to make an informed choice. But the information you were drawing on may not have been accurate. As the Chief Executive of the Food Standards Agency, I have been thinking a lot about…

Paragraph 1: The Ghost in the Machine There is something deeply unsettling about a face that looks familiar but was never born. When Rappler’s forensics team uncovered the truth about “Lance Duterte,” the revelation was not just a technical curiosity—it was a warning shot fired into the heart of how we understand identity, trust, and memory. Lance Duterte claimed to be a grandson of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte. He had a presence, a story, and a face that seemed to carry the familiar features of a political clan steeped in power and controversy. People followed him, commented on his…