Protecting Truth in the Digital Age
We monitor, analyze, and combat disinformation to preserve the integrity of public discourse.
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It was the kind of advertisement that, at first glance, looked perfectly ordinary—the sort of political mailer that lands in mailboxes and clogs social media feeds during any election cycle. A smiling photo of the candidate, a list of local names, and a few glowing quotes promising change and leadership.…
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Think about how much of our lives now unfold on social media. We scroll through news, opinions, jokes, warnings and urgent calls to share something before we have even checked whether it is true. During an election, this constant stream of information becomes more than just background noise. It becomes part of how democracy lives or dies. In South Africa, the Electoral Commission (IEC) has found itself at the centre of a digital information crisis. Misinformation and disinformation are not just annoying online glitches. They can threaten human rights and shake confidence in the institutions that make free and fair…
On a late October evening in a quiet residential corner of Harris County, what began as an ordinary street scene quickly turned into a confusing tangle of falsehoods, fear, and poor decisions. Somewhere along the 1800 block of Laurel Valley Drive, a blue Audi struck a parked Tesla and then left the scene, as if the moment had never happened. The Tesla owner, returning to find their vehicle damaged, likely felt that familiar mix of frustration and violation—the sense that someone had carelessly interrupted their day and disappeared without taking responsibility. But unlike many hit-and-run victims, this owner had a…
