SiLang Huang is a Junior Research Fellow at the NATO Association of Canada’s Centre for Disinformation Studies, where her work focuses on authoritarian influence, transnational repression, digital authoritarianism, and the challenges these dynamics pose to democratic trust. She is currently a third-year Ph.D. student in Political Science at the University of Toronto, specializing in Comparative Politics and Public Policy. A recipient of the SSHRC–MINDS Scholarship (2025–2027) and a Young Professional Fellow at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, her research explores the symbolic politics of authoritarian regimes and China’s transnational diaspora governance. Before entering academia, she worked as a Toronto-based journalist, engaging closely with immigrant and diaspora communities across the Greater Toronto Area. SiLang writes on foreign interference, disinformation, and the evolving pressures facing liberal democracies in an increasingly contested information environment.
In an age saturated with information, misinformation has become one of the most destabilizing forces shaping politics, public health, and democratic trust. Governments typically respond with reactive tools such as fact-checking units, content moderation policies, or regulatory reforms aimed at platform transparency. However, these strategies tend to overlook a deeper issue, which is that misinformation Read More…
