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We monitor, analyze, and combat disinformation to preserve the integrity of public discourse.

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On an otherwise ordinary Wednesday evening, the Indian Army’s official fact-check account on the social platform X — formerly known as Twitter — stepped into the spotlight to pull back the curtain on something far more sinister than a typical internet rumor. The Army flagged what it described as a coordinated disinformation campaign involving ten separate social media handles, allegedly operating out of Pakistan, that were circulating deeply misleading content about Indian soldiers and the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS). The false narrative suggested that Indian soldiers were being humiliated in Arunachal Pradesh while, at the same time, the…

In the rarefied world of senior bureaucracy, where power often seems insulated from consequence, it is rare and striking to see a top official bend low before the courts. KAP Sinha, the Chief Secretary of Punjab, a man occupying one of the most powerful administrative positions in the state, has done exactly that. Just over two weeks after the Punjab and Haryana High Court asked him to show cause why criminal contempt proceedings should not be initiated against him, Sinha filed an affidavit offering an “unconditional and unqualified apology.” The case stems from the long-running dearness allowance dispute, in which…

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