The recent attack on Jehovah’s Witnesses in Nyali, Mombasa, serves as a sobering reminder of how rapidly fear, suspicion, and misinformation can weaponize a community against its own neighbors. When baseless accusations of spiritism—the belief that the souls of the dead can communicate with the living—take root, they can turn ordinary citizens into targets for mob violence. In the Kenyan context, where historical superstitions regarding witchcraft and the supernatural still hold deep emotional weight, such claims often outrace the truth, creating a volatile environment where the innocent are forced to defend their lives against fabrications that should never have been…

As a brutal heat wave grips Europe, sending temperatures soaring past 40 degrees Celsius, the continent finds itself in an uneasy, sweltering stupor. France has recently faced the brunt of this extreme weather, shattering historical temperature records and grappling with energy outages that have left thousands in the dark. Sadly, the desperation to find relief in the water has cost lives, with dozens of drownings reported as people race to cool off. Yet, while the physical heat is tangible and dangerous, a secondary kind of inferno is raging online: a wildfire of misinformation designed to exploit the fear and confusion…