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The Surprising Truth About Lying
This was where Henry's architectural genius truly
proved its worth. He knew the system's reliance on
centralized credibility.
“Lina, we stop feeding them single, massive leaks,”
Henry instructed. “We use The Scythe not as a
publisher, but as a filter people use themselves. We
decentralize the truth-filtering process. We make it so
the users are the only gatekeepers.”
Lina immediately grasped the concept. The Scythe
was a powerful AI, too complex to install on every
device, but they could create a lightweight, anonymous
front-end, a browser extension or a mobile app, that
allowed users to submit any piece of public data (a
political speech, a corporate email, a social media post).
The app would forward the data to the central, hidden
Scythe servers, which would instantly return the pure,
fact-only analysis.
They called the public interface The Gaze. It wasn't
flashy; it was ugly and functional, displaying results in
harsh, red text against a clinical white background. The
only emotion it contained was the cold sting of
certainty.
The Collective started small, seeding The Gaze
application into underground forums and encrypted
messaging groups. Vincent, leveraging his network of
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