The recent “Sansad Chalo” protest march in the national capital became a flashpoint not just for its political demonstrations, but for the rapid spread of digital misinformation. In the thick of the event, alarming reports began to circulate on social media platforms, alleging that the Delhi Police had deployed pellet guns to disperse the crowds. These claims, which carry significant weight given the sensitive nature of crowd control tactics, spread like wildfire across various digital channels, threatening to inflame an already tense situation. The imagery and rhetoric surrounding the use of such weaponry—often associated with severe injury—inevitably sparked public anxiety…

In the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia, the battlefield has moved far beyond the trenches and frontlines, infiltrating the intimate digital spaces of our smartphones. Recently, residents of the Sumy region have found themselves in the crosshairs of a sophisticated psychological operation orchestrated by Kremlin-linked actors on TikTok. By weaponizing artificial intelligence, these propagandists are attempting to fracture the relationship between the local population and their government, transforming social media feeds into a theater of deception designed to paralyze civic morale. The core of this latest campaign centers on a disturbingly realistic deepfake video circulating on the platform. In…