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, the global conversation surrounding misinformation has been heavily skewed toward the Western experience, particularly within the United States. We have long relied on research conducted in a handful of wealthy, English-speaking nations to understand why falsehoods travel so quickly, assuming these insights would apply universally. However, a landmark…
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In a landmark legal victory for accountability and dignity, a Fairfax County Circuit Court jury recently sent a powerful message to those who weaponize social media to spread malicious lies. Robert Rigby Jr., a dedicated teacher, and Vanessa Hall, a passionate parent advocate, were awarded a combined $1.1 million in damages after a jury determined they had been the targets of a severe defamation campaign. The defendants in this case, the Virginia Project PAC and its chair, David Gordon, were held liable for using their influential digital platforms to baselessly link these two individuals to criminal activities involving children. This…
To build resilient democracies in the Pacific, we must move beyond the top-down, bureaucratic approach of monitoring and filtering information. While the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat has emphasized the need for a robust, well-trained media sector to combat disinformation, relying solely on established institutions fails to account for how information actually moves through the region. For too long, the default solution has been “Media and Information Literacy” (MIL) training, but these programs frequently miss the mark because they are designed for urban professionals—journalists, academics, and city-dwellers—rather than the actual architects of community conversation. The limitations of current MIL programs become…
