Protecting Truth in the Digital Age
We monitor, analyze, and combat disinformation to preserve the integrity of public discourse.
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When Ukrainian drones struck data centers inside Russia—including infrastructure tied to the tech giant Yandex—there was a moment of collective relief, almost of joy. For years, researchers, journalists, and ordinary internet users had been fighting a seemingly endless tide of bots, fake accounts, and cheap manipulation. It was exhausting, like…
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On Oct. 26, a quiet day at the Flora Ridge Condos in Kissimmee, Florida, was broken by a troubling call. Police received a domestic disturbance report, and a family member told them that children were trapped in a home. The family member had heard an argument earlier that day between Andre Smithson and his former partner, and that was enough to sound the alarm. For the officers who arrived at the residence, this was not just another dispute. The presence of children changed everything. They are the most vulnerable people in any household, and when they are caught in the…
There is something deeply surreal about watching a young woman stand in the middle of a crowded, dusty lane in a Dhaka neighborhood, point her phone at tin-roofed homes, and tell her audience that she is broadcasting live from New Delhi, India. The houses behind her are not in Delhi; the language she is narrating in is not Indian; the streets she is walking through belong to Bangladesh. Yet on Chinese social media platforms, her livestream is presented as a window into India’s capital, and the message is as clear as it is malicious: India is impoverished, filthy, chaotic, and…
