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Here is the information presented in a humanized, expanded format, structured into six paragraphs. In the midst of war, fear can spread as quickly as any contagion, and sometimes it is deliberately cultivated. Recently, unsettling rumors began circulating in Kyiv and across Ukraine, whispering of an imminent epidemic of cholera,…
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1. For millions of Ukrainians, the smartphone has become something far more than a communication device—it is a lifeline, a guardian, and, in the darkest moments, a source of unbearable anxiety. On a quiet Sunday, residents of Kyiv did what they have done countless times since the full-scale invasion began: they glanced at their phones to check the Air Raid Alert app, the tool that has guided them through endless nights of missile strikes and drone attacks. But this time, the familiar warning was replaced by something far more sinister. The screen flashed with alerts about a radiation hazard and…
In the fall of 2017, Collins Dictionary crowned “fake news” word of the year, and on the surface it made sense. Journalists were using the phrase to sound the alarm about a polluted online information environment. Academics were publishing papers, naming conferences after it, and desperately trying to understand what was happening. And, of course, then-President Donald Trump was using it from behind the podium to discredit nearly anything he disliked. But by the spring of 2017, I had already grown exasperated. The term wasn’t just imprecise; it had become a weapon. It was being used to attack the news…
