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How a New York Paper Became the Voice of a Diaspora

For two decades, The Haitian Times has played an important role in helping a large diaspora stay informed. With an increasingly volatile situation in Haiti, audiences rely now more than ever on its journalism. From New York, VOA’s Cristina Caicedo Smit has the story.

Content Misattribution and Disinformation in Israeli-Hamas War

TikTok User Recycles Indian Navy Footage Claiming Russia Attacked Israel

Video shows a 2017 Indian frigate test-launching a cruise missile. Misuse of old footage has become a signature disinformation tactic for the Israel-Hamas war.

Accused of War Crimes Himself, Putin Plays Humanist in Israeli–Hamas War

Under Vladimir Putin’s leadership, Russia initiated or was involved in wars and conflicts that killed hundreds of thousands of civilians in Chechnya, Syria and Ukraine.

Alaska Airlines Flight Diverts After Off-Duty Pilot Attempts to Disable Engines

A 44-year-old man, Joseph David Emerson, was booked on 83 counts of attempted murder and endangering an airplane, according to Multnomah County Sheriff's Office booking information

Pro-Hamas Cyber Groups Target Social Media with Disinfo Designed to Incite Antisemitism

Hamas cyber actors launched low-level cyberattacks combined with a disinformation campaign to control the narrative

Hamas-Israel Escalation and the Control of Narrative

Division on US Campuses Over Gaza Escalation; Jewish Communities Ramp Up Security

Hamas' calls for solidarity events worldwide raise safety concerns for Jews. From Washington state, Natasha Mozgovaya is on a U.S. campus where tensions were visible.

US House at Standstill Over Speaker Debate

Republican Scalise struggling to win votes to become speaker of the House of Representatives

Hamas-Israel Escalation and the Control of Narrative 

Hamas supporters used the crisis to push anti-Israeli, anti-U.S. propaganda on social media platforms