Protecting Truth in the Digital Age
We monitor, analyze, and combat disinformation to preserve the integrity of public discourse.
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Imagine scrolling through your social media feed and coming across a video of a well-known Alberta politician saying something shocking about the referendum on equalization. The voice sounds exactly right. The face moves naturally. The background looks like a real television studio. But none of it actually happened. The words…
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Imagine watching a video that looks familiar. A square, flags, voices, crowds, and a caption telling you this is happening in your own country. It feels real, immediate, and personal. But then you discover the entire scene was filmed somewhere else, and the story being told is a complete fabrication. That is precisely what happened when the Iranian television channel “Səhər” (Sahar Azari) aired footage from an event in Diyarbakır, Turkey, and presented it as if it were a rally in Azerbaijan in support of women who wear the hijab. For an ordinary viewer, the broadcast might have seemed like…
Imagine scrolling through Facebook late at night, and there he is: a handsome, clean-cut young man in a neat polo shirt, smiling like a future leader. His name is Lance Duterte. His profile says he is the son of Vice President Sara Duterte and the grandson of former President Rodrigo Duterte. More than 300,000 people follow his page. They comment with heart emojis and blessings. They call him “the hope of the Duterte family.” They share his photos, defend him against critics, and treat him like a beloved public figure. There is only one problem: Lance Duterte does not exist.…
