Protecting Truth in the Digital Age
We monitor, analyze, and combat disinformation to preserve the integrity of public discourse.
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In a decisive legal victory for the commercial fishing industry, a federal appellate court has permanently shut down a major lawsuit that accused some of the nation’s largest seafood companies of defrauding the government. The case, which had been winding its way through the courts for years, centered on a…
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1. A Landmark Victory for Cooke Inc. and the Limits of the False Claims Act In a decisive legal triumph, a McGuireWoods litigation team secured a major victory for Cooke Inc. and affiliated entities when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a staggering $2 billion lawsuit brought under the False Claims Act. The case, which accused the Canadian-based seafood company of misleading the U.S. government to obtain commercial fishing licenses, was dismissed in its entirety, and the appellate court also upheld the lower court’s decision to deny the plaintiffs, known as relators, any…
The internet is an incredible repository of knowledge, a digital library where you can learn to bake sourdough bread, master a new language, or delve into the intricacies of quantum physics. However, this same vast landscape is also home to a staggering amount of misinformation. A simple scroll through social media can often feel like wading through a swamp of half-truths, deliberate fabrications, and honest but poorly researched opinions. While it’s tempting to scroll past these falsehoods, they have a real and corrosive impact on our society. The problem is so prevalent that communities like the “Get Noted” subreddit have…
