We don’t need an academic report to confirm what we already feel in our gut: the internet has become a toxic swamp of propaganda, synthetic AI-generated “slop,” and blatant dishonesty. It has reached a point where even the most media-literate, educated citizens are regularly posting screenshots on social media or group chats with the hesitant plea: “Not sure if this is true.” A 2024 study by Professor Andrea Prat at Columbia Business School suggests that roughly half of the U.S. population is grappling with this exact uncertainty. Ten years ago, many experts feared a future where the line between fact…

In a recent, frank conversation with journalists in New Delhi, Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy addressed a whirlwind of political controversies with a level of personal candor rarely seen in formal settings. At the heart of his frustration was the rejection of AICC leader Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination, a move he described as both deeply painful and fundamentally undemocratic. Reddy didn’t mince words, accusing the BJP of orchestrating a calculated scheme in Madhya Pradesh. He claimed that by fielding an unnecessary third candidate despite lacking the mathematical support, the BJP acted less like a legitimate political entity and…