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Investigations
Long-form dossiers on the hoaxes, deepfakes, and death rumors that go viral — each one stamped with a verdict and printed with every source on the record.
Media & Platforms
Jay-Z Fired by Apple Music? How Satire Becomes Misinformation
Forensic analysis of a viral satire-to-misinformation case: America's Last Line of Defense fabricated a claim that Apple Music fired Jay-Z after Bad Bunny's Super Bowl performance. How screenshots strip disclaimers and political polarization make satire indistinguishable from fake news.
FILED SEP 8, 2026 · UPDATED SEP 8, 2026 · 28 SOURCES
Media & Platforms
The Iran War Fake Video Flood: How Games, AI, and Old Footage Rewrote a Real Conflict
Forensic analysis of the fake video flood during the 2026 Iran conflict: War Thunder clips, Arma 3 footage, recycled explosions, and AI-generated propaganda reaching 100M+ views
FILED SEP 8, 2026 · UPDATED SEP 8, 2026 · 33 SOURCES
Media & Platforms
Propaganda Wars: How a Viral TikTok Exposed the US-Iran Information Battlefield
A TikTok account spliced together White House 'slopaganda' and Iran's IRGC-linked Lego animation — both produced during an active war. We traced both videos to their sources, verified military claims, and mapped the propaganda techniques. Verdict: DUAL PROPAGANDA — confirmed.
FILED SEP 8, 2026 · UPDATED SEP 8, 2026 · 31 SOURCES
Media & Platforms
Edward Bernays: The Father of Spin Who Invented Modern Propaganda
Born in Vienna in 1891, Edward Bernays was the double nephew of Sigmund Freud — his mother was Freud's sister, and his father's sister married Freud. He turned psychoanalytic theory into the modern techniques of public relations, from wartime propaganda to a Guatemalan coup.
FILED AUG 27, 2026 · UPDATED AUG 27, 2026 · 7 SOURCES
Media & Platforms
The Architecture of Deception: Global Disinformation Landscape 2024-2025
Forensic analysis of the industrial-grade disinformation complex: platform architecture, economic engines, foreign influence operations.
FILED AUG 25, 2026 · UPDATED AUG 25, 2026 · 17 SOURCES
Media & Platforms
Cable News Narrative Laundering: How Fringe Becomes Mainstream
Peer-reviewed and investigative research shows cable news functions as a pipeline that carries fringe claims into the mainstream — through outlet-to-outlet legitimization, primetime polarization, and quote-softening.
FILED AUG 20, 2026 · UPDATED AUG 20, 2026 · 14 SOURCES
Media & Platforms
The Architecture of Perception: A History of American Media Disinformation
Comprehensive analysis of American disinformation from Yellow Journalism to AI deepfakes, tracing the evolution of influence operations, regulatory frameworks, and the battle for reality.
FILED AUG 16, 2026 · UPDATED AUG 16, 2026 · 54 SOURCES
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