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 crowded, fast-growing suburbs of Gurgaon, where glass towers and office parks create an illusion of control and order, a different kind of story was unfolding behind closed doors. For nearly three years, a young professional named Ankit Aggarwal lived in a state of quiet dread. On the surface,…
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At 11.30pm on 4 October, along Triq ix-Xatt ta’ Xbiex in Msida, a police road check was quietly underway. The quayside, usually alive with traffic and footsteps during the day, had settled into the hush of late evening. Then a Ford appeared, and officers signalled for it to stop. At the wheel was Auad Obayd Ali, a 23-year-old Syrian national living in Marsa. For Ali, that moment transformed a routine stop into a full-blown legal ordeal. After checking his documents and asking questions, police discovered that he was driving without a valid driving licence and without an insurance policy covering…
Let’s talk about something that affects all of us in Croton, even if we don’t always want to look at it directly. For local event listings, for knowing when the library has a book sale or when the school board is meeting, Maria Cudequest’s EverythingCroton blog has been a handy resource. It fills a gap, and people appreciate the convenience. But convenience doesn’t equal reliability, especially when it comes to health. Over and over again, the same blog has drifted into dangerous territory, offering what can only be described as a toxic mix of ignorance and bias, particularly on vaccines…
