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 quiet, unglamorous corridors of healthcare, trust is the quiet currency that makes everything work. Patients arrive in moments of vulnerability, and they place their lives in the hands of strangers wearing scrubs and name badges, believing that those hands are guided by skill, honesty, and compassion. That is why the case of Lauren Elizabeth Butler, a former Tasmanian nurse, resonates so deeply. Last week, the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (TASCAT) cancelled her nursing registration, ending a career that had been built, in part, on a foundation of falsehoods. Between 2020 and 2023, Butler engaged in what the…

Imagine a quiet evening at home. One half of the world is sleeping, but somewhere in Portugal a person lies awake, worried. Maybe they feel a persistent pain, or they notice a strange lump, or their child has a fever that refuses to break. They do what billions of us now do: they pick up their phone and search for answers. The screen glows, and the results pour in. Among the official medical websites and neutral articles, there are also videos and posts that are far more dramatic. A smiling influencer holds up a bottle of herbal drops and promises…

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