The article emphasizes the universal human value of truth and outlines the current crisis facing democracies, including disillusionment and the adverse impact of social media on civic engagement. It highlights the GlobalFact 2025 conference as a platform for fact-checkers who are struggling against propaganda and governmental attacks on truth. Furthermore, it critiques tech companies for shifting the burden of fact-checking onto users, which undermines civic responsibility and the critical need for accurate information to sustain democracy.
Fact-checkers face unprecedented challenges as propagandists blur the lines between free speech and censorship, hindering efforts to uphold truth in society.
The rise of social media has led to division rather than connection, complicating informed discourse and disproportionately benefiting political propaganda.
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