Protecting Truth in the Digital Age
We monitor, analyze, and combat disinformation to preserve the integrity of public discourse.
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On a Wednesday afternoon that began with the ordinary hum of classroom life, Anchorage was suddenly jolted into a state of alert. Just after 1 p.m., three schools—Airport Heights Elementary, West Anchorage High School, and Romig Middle School—began evacuating after reports of bomb threats came in at the same time.…
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War used to be something that happened on a map, with front lines you could draw in red and blue. Today, the front line is a timeline. It runs through Twitter feeds and TikTok recommendation pages, through Facebook groups and YouTube comments, through a hundred thousand anonymous accounts that were created not to share a human experience but to share a human emotion — specifically, outrage. The weapons are no longer only missiles; they are screens. The bombs are no longer only explosive; they are viral. When a false story can reach millions of people before a single fact-check has…
TAIPEI — There is an unusual tension in the air as Taiwan’s local elections approach. On one side, there are the familiar sights of democracy: campaign billboards lining the streets, candidates shaking hands at market entrances, and political debates filling the evening airwaves. In Taipei, a giant billboard featuring Democratic Progressive Party mayoral candidate Puma Shen watches over pedestrians, a reminder that the island is preparing to choose its city and county leaders on November 28. But beneath this bustling democratic routine lies a quieter, more sinister struggle. Taiwan’s National Security Bureau has just delivered a sobering report to parliament,…
