Protecting Truth in the Digital Age
We monitor, analyze, and combat disinformation to preserve the integrity of public discourse.
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Imagine scrolling through your feed and seeing a headline that feels true, maybe even shares some familiar facts, but something feels off. With AI-generated images, voices, and articles becoming harder to distinguish from reality, more and more Australians are asking the same quiet question: “What can I actually trust?” It’s…
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At a moment when global diplomacy often feels like a contest between rival blocs, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar offered a refreshingly pragmatic message: the world does not have to choose between the United Nations and smaller groupings like BRICS. Speaking at a session titled “Ruptures & Ramparts: Building Bridges for a Changing World,” held on the margins of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York, Jaishankar was direct and conversational. The event, organized by the Observer Research Foundation, Reliance Foundation, UN in India, and India’s Permanent Mission to the UN, brought together foreign ministers from…
There is something quietly unsettling about knowing that a lie is out there, but not being entirely sure you would recognise it if you saw it. That is where many South Africans now find themselves, and it is not a comfortable place to be. Public confidence in the ability to identify disinformation is falling, and it is falling at exactly the moment when the tools used to spread falsehoods are becoming smarter, faster and more personal. South Africa is heading towards local government elections on 4 November that are expected to be among the most fiercely contested in years, and…
