Protecting Truth in the Digital Age
We monitor, analyze, and combat disinformation to preserve the integrity of public discourse.
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When disaster strikes, the last thing anyone wants to think about is whether the information they’re seeing on their phone is true. But in the chaos of an extreme weather event, misinformation can spread faster than the storm itself. It often starts small: someone shares a rumor about government corruption,…
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In the quiet, agrarian heartland of Madhya Pradesh, where the rhythm of life is dictated by the monsoon and the harvest, a sinister shadow has been cast over two small villages. Chandana and Binjana, in the Dewas district, have become the epicenter of a tragedy that has left 13 families mourning and an entire community grappling with fear and anger. The deaths, which occurred between late September and mid-October, were initially shrouded in confusion—a sudden ailment, a rapid decline, and then silence. But as the number of victims grew, it became clear that this was no ordinary sickness. It was…
Paragraph 1 In a quiet but significant turn of events, a man in his twenties has become the first person in South Korea to face criminal charges under a newly strengthened law designed to protect survivors of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery. The Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency announced on Wednesday that the suspect was referred to prosecutors without detention for allegedly posting 211 online messages that disparaged the victims and twisted their painful testimonies. The messages, scattered across popular internet forums such as DC Inside, the far-right platform Ilbe, and FM Korea, were discovered during routine online monitoring in July. Police…
