Protecting Truth in the Digital Age
We monitor, analyze, and combat disinformation to preserve the integrity of public discourse.
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The wind carries a specific scent across the rolling heathland of the Suffolk-Norfolk border—a mix of damp earth, pine resin from the distant Thetford Forest, and the faint, metallic tang of age. Here, amidst the patchwork of farmland and sleepy villages, sits RAF Barnham. To the casual motorist, it is…
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On a Saturday afternoon that began like any other in the bustling heart of downtown Raleigh, the city’s rhythm was abruptly disrupted by a call that would chill the soul of any first responder. Just after 3 p.m., emergency dispatchers received a chilling report from the 300 block of South McDowell Street—a report of a person hanging from a tree. The serene, leafy landscape that typically defines that urban corridor became the backdrop for a stark and harrowing tragedy. The peace of the afternoon was shattered by the piercing wail of police sirens and the urgent flashing of emergency lights,…
The Anatomy of a Modern Lie: From a Fringe Post to a Prime Minister’s Podium In the hyper-connected, lightning-fast ecosystem of modern media, a single falsehood can traverse the globe and mutate into a geopolitical event before the truth has even had a chance to put on its shoes. The journey of a fabricated quote attributed to a senior Iranian military commander is a chilling case study in this phenomenon. It is a story that illustrates how the line between social media speculation and official political rhetoric has not just blurred, but virtually dissolved. What began as an unverified post…
