What Parents Need to Know About the New Federal Push Against Deepfakes and Nonconsensual Imagery A significant new federal bill known as the TAKE IT DOWN Act is gaining rapid attention in Washington, with a critical deadline approaching on May 19, 2026. The legislation targets the growing crisis …
AI Executive Order
An Independent Analysis of the Administration’s Approach to AI Policy and Parental Rights In early 2026, the Trump administration issued a significant Executive Order on artificial intelligence that includes a notable carve-out for child safety. White House AI and Crypto Czar David Sacks publicly …
KOSA + COPPA 2026
An Independent Policy Assessment KOSA + COPPA 2.0: America’s Defining Child Online Safety Battle of 2026 The 119th Congress faces a critical test in 2026: whether it can deliver meaningful protections for children and adolescents online or merely produce another round of high-profile legislation …
AI Chatbots and Children
An Independent Assessment of the Rapid Rise in State Legislation Regulating AI Companions and Chatbots In 2026 alone, lawmakers across the United States have introduced at least 98 bills specifically targeting the use of AI chatbots and digital companions, particularly in contexts involving …
Truth is Brutal 2026
2026 Is Going to Be Brutal for Truth — Here’s How We’re Arming You The next twelve months are going to be the most information-dense, deception-heavy year most of us have ever seen. Deepfakes will be indistinguishable to the naked eye. Coordinated narratives will move faster than fact-checkers can …
Research in 2026
Why Truth Trench Built These Tools — And Why You Need Them Now We didn’t build these tools because it was trendy. We built them because we watched the system fail in real time. As combat veterans and independent researchers, we saw the same pattern repeat: official narratives collapse under …
OSINT Tools 2026
We Just Dropped 10 Free OSINT Tools — Research In The Trenches Is Live The information war is accelerating and most Americans are still bringing a knife to a gunfight. That ends today. Truth Trench Think Tank just released 10 powerful, free citizen OSINT tools built from the ground up by combat …