Authorities in Kazakhstan are channeling Don Quixote. But whereas Cervantes’ epic hero was inclined to tilt at windmills, Kazakh officials are trying to address a serious yet intractable problem – stemming the swirl of misinformation on social media. During the second half of April, Kazakhstan experienced several episodes in which false rumors circulating on social media caused varying degrees of public panic. In one of the more serious cases, a rumor of a school-shooting plot in Astana circulated on Telegram on April 19 sparked widespread concern among parents. Police quickly debunked the inf…