Protecting Truth in the Digital Age
We monitor, analyze, and combat disinformation to preserve the integrity of public discourse.
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For years, Europe has been building an arsenal of tools designed to detect, analyze, and blunt the impact of disinformation campaigns. There are algorithms that scan social media for coordinated behavior, platforms that verify images and videos, databases that track false narratives, and fact-checking systems that try to separate truth…
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A single telephone call can change everything. It can send patrol cars racing across Buffalo, detectives knocking on doors, and fear moving through a neighborhood like a current. When that call is a false police report, the consequences are immediate and real: officers are pulled away from actual emergencies, dispatchers are tied up with fabricated stories, and people who might need real help are left waiting. But there is another set of consequences that is easier to overlook—the consequences for the person who has been accused. A call to police can set a criminal investigation in motion, and even when…
1. A Voice in the Digital Storm In the unending digital chaos that defines modern geopolitics, where every post is a salvo and every hashtag a headland, a singular voice emerged from Tehran on a quiet Wednesday, carving through the noise with a quiet fury. Esmaeil Baghaei, the spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, turned to his X account not with a fiery threat or a celebratory boast, but with a sober, almost weary articulation of reality as seen from the Islamic Republic. His message was aimed squarely at Washington and Tel Aviv, a direct rejoinder to the whispers, hints,…
