Protecting Truth in the Digital Age
We monitor, analyze, and combat disinformation to preserve the integrity of public discourse.
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For twelve days, a carefully orchestrated wave of digital misinformation rolled across the Texas political landscape, aiming to tilt the state’s hard-fought Senate race. It began quietly, with anonymous accounts and seemingly independent websites springing up overnight, each pushing a narrative designed to damage a specific candidate and boost the…
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Let’s be honest: almost all of us have shared something online that turned out to be completely wrong. Maybe it was a wild headline about a celebrity that made you laugh, or a shocking photo that seemed to explain a current event, or a medical “miracle” that your aunt posted in the family group chat. You didn’t mean to spread garbage, of course. You just reacted. The headline made you feel something, and in that split second, the share button seemed like the right move. That’s exactly how misinformation works, and that’s why the very idea of a “spot the…
Imagine waking up one day to a digital message that seems like a genuine lead in an old, unsolved murder case. It lands in the police tip box with a quiet, almost human tone: “I may have information regarding this case. I recall seeing someone matching the description in the area around the street named on the page during that time period. Please contact me if this information is relevant.” It sounds like the kind of message a nervous but well-meaning citizen might send after years of carrying a secret. But there was no citizen, no nervous hand hovering over…
