Protecting Truth in the Digital Age
We monitor, analyze, and combat disinformation to preserve the integrity of public discourse.
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On what should have been an ordinary morning at Northwood Technical College, the sharp, unmistakable sound of an emergency alarm shattered the quiet routine. Students who had just settled into classrooms, instructors preparing for lectures, and staff members organizing their day were suddenly thrust into a state of heightened alert.…
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The Hidden Dangers of Health Misinformation: Why What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You In today’s digital age, we’re constantly bombarded with health advice from countless sources—social media posts, wellness influencers, forwarded messages from well-meaning relatives, and websites promising miracle cures. Dr. Cheryl Christy, a registered nurse with nearly three decades of experience, wants us to understand something crucial: health misinformation isn’t just about believing something false. It’s about how those beliefs fundamentally change the decisions we make about our bodies, our families, and our futures. When someone delays a needed surgery because they’ve been convinced a natural supplement will…
“It will happen here.” That quiet, sobering sentence is the heart of the recent DurhamRegion.com article about Clarington, and it is not meant to scare people, but to wake them up. For a long time, many people in this slice of Durham Region—think Bowmanville, Newcastle, Orono, and the rural roads in between—believed that online hate and misinformation were problems for other places. Big cities, maybe. Countries with deeper divisions, perhaps. But not here. Not in a community where neighbours still wave at each other, where parents recognize each other at hockey games, where the local feed is more likely to…
