Protecting Truth in the Digital Age
We monitor, analyze, and combat disinformation to preserve the integrity of public discourse.
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Armenia recently held a pivotal election for its National Assembly, a ballot that served as a critical litmus test for Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his government’s explicit pivot toward the West. With final results confirming that his Civil Contract party secured 49.8 percent of the vote, the election highlights…
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In Ghana, a pervasive digital ritual has taken hold: a WhatsApp message arrives, often forwarded multiple times, carrying a sense of urgent authority. Whether it’s a false report of a celebrity’s death, a fabricated claim about a bank collapse, or a manipulated video of a political candidate, these fragments of falsehood move at lightning speed. By the time experts or traditional journalists can verify the truth, the lie has already colored the collective consciousness of a nation. Ghana is today a society living inside a “pocket-sized press,” where the rapid digital transformation of the last decade—boasting over 40 million mobile…
In a sophisticated revelation that highlights the evolving nature of digital statecraft, the French government agency VIGINUM recently pulled back the curtain on a vast, AI-driven disinformation network. Spearheaded by this agency—tasked specifically with shielding France from foreign digital interference—the operation, codenamed “Fawn Mianju,” successfully unmasked a constellation of counterfeit news websites. These outlets, which emerged in mid-2025, were carefully crafted to mimic legitimate journalism, but their true purpose was to serve as a mouthpiece for Beijing. By posing as independent outlets in French, English, Spanish, and Vietnamese, these sites gained a veneer of credibility while functioning essentially as a…
