Behind every statistic about disinformation, there is a human story, and the one that emerged most powerfully across borders this autumn was a story of suffering turned into a weapon. The image of a Ukrainian mother holding her child, an elderly person sheltering in a basement, a family fleeing from a shelled village—these are not just news images. They are raw, emotional realities that should unite decent people everywhere in compassion. But instead of compassion, the manipulators who work against Ukraine saw opportunity. They took those images and twisted them, pouring a steady stream of false and misleading claims into…

In the suffocating heat of Philippine politics, where loyalties shift like monsoon winds and a single accusation can reshape a life, the camp of Vice President Sara Duterte has made an impassioned appeal to the media: do not be a weapon. As the week drew to a close, Atty. Paolo Panelo, the Vice President’s spokesperson, stood before the public and asked journalists to undertake independent verification of the fresh allegations swirling around his principal. The choice of words was deliberate, heavy with the weight of a family that has grown accustomed to headlines they consider unfair. Panelo argued that the…