Protecting Truth in the Digital Age
We monitor, analyze, and combat disinformation to preserve the integrity of public discourse.
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Sometimes a scam doesn’t need to invent a whole new system—it can simply borrow the look and feel of an official one. That’s the idea behind the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s latest enforcement sweep, which charged 38 entities with using regulatory paperwork to fake legitimacy. According to the SEC,…
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The Subtle Tangle of Lies: A Human Conversation on Fake News Picture this: you’re curled up on your couch on a lazy Sunday morning, coffee in hand, scrolling through your social media feed. A headline catches your eye, something outrageous about a celebrity or a new health scare. Your heart skips a beat. You feel a surge of anger or shock, and your thumb hovers over the “Share” button. But then, you pause. Is this real? Is this one of those “fake news” things everyone keeps talking about? We have all been there. In the digital age, we aren’t just…
Hello, and thank you for taking the time to read this. If you are visiting from Europe, you likely just saw a notice that stopped you before you could see any of our articles. The notice said something like: “We recognize you are attempting to access this website from a country belonging to the European Economic Area, including the EU, which enforces the General Data Protection Regulation, and therefore access cannot be granted at this time.” We know how frustrating that can be. You may have clicked on a link from social media, a search result, or a friend’s email.…
