Social media has a way of turning a whisper into a storm before a man can raise his hand. In Assam, the political atmosphere was disturbed by a piece of news that swept through WhatsApp groups, Facebook pages and local conversations: Jagadish Bhuyan, general secretary of the Assam Jatiya Parishad, had allegedly resigned from the regional party and given up his primary membership. The claim was sudden and, to many, shocking. It suggested that one of the architects of the AJP had walked away, by his own choice, from a movement he had helped to create. But the report was…

Paragraph 1: The Exam Room Front Line of the Misinformation Age Pediatric clinicians have always been accustomed to questions. Parents arrive with fevers, rashes, and sleepless nights, and they look to the person in the white coat for answers. But in recent years, those questions have changed. They are no longer just about symptoms and treatments; they are often about rumors, half-truths, and outright falsehoods encountered in the endless scroll of social media, parenting forums, and algorithm-driven video feeds. At the American Academy of Pediatrics 2026 National Conference & Exhibition, held Oct. 2-6 at the San Diego Convention Center, researchers…