The clash that erupted outside a National Guard building on the outskirts of Kyiv in early November was more than just a localized confrontation; it became a lightning rod for a massive, coordinated disinformation campaign aimed at undermining Ukraine from within. The incident, which saw hundreds of protesters clash with law enforcement, was immediately seized upon by pro-Russian networks that twisted the events into a fictitious narrative of secret torture chambers and the abuse of minors. At the heart of this digital firestorm was a single, powerful image: a 14-year-old boy, wrapped in a blanket and looking dazed, being led…

On a September morning in 2026, one of Israel’s most respected investigative journalists made a quiet but devastating announcement. Gur Megiddo, a man who had spent more than a decade digging into the darkest corners of power, was leaving his post at TheMarker, not because he had run out of stories, but because he had lost faith in what stories could do. “I entered this profession at a time when it was already in decline,” he wrote, “and yet, I had many good years when facts were enough to prompt an investigation, bring someone to trial, prevent an appointment or…