Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared on U.S. late-night television show "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" Monday night. Trudeau's interview with Colbert attr… Read moreX post shares fake Stephen Colbert quote about Poilievre
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic many governments required individuals to present proof of immunization in order to participate in some activities or visit places, including attending large-scale sporting events, visiting loved ones in …
Sixty-two people died Aug. 9 when a plane bound for Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos International Airport crashed in the city of Vinhedo. After the crash, multiple posts on social media shared a video of a cancer researcher identified as "Dr. Leo Ferre…
Discussions around Algerian boxer Imane Khelif's gender flooded social media platforms soon after she defeated her Italian opponent Angela Carini during her opening bout at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 1. An X post from someone claiming to be C…
After the Olympic opening ceremony that took place in Paris on July 26, many social media users posted false claims about how people reacted to the event, including posting a video showing people allegedly protesting the ceremony in Paris and…
Environment and Climate Change Canada keeps a national inventory of pollutants, information it gets by asking businesses to share details of what they release into the atmosphere. This has led to viral social media posts claiming the federal …
Note to readers:Â This story was updated on July 22, 2024 to reflect the news that members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union had ratified a deal with the LCBO on July 21 and would end the strike.
A viral social media video posted on July 7 by a known fake news website claims "LGBTQ+ leaders" are accepting pedophiles and that the World Economic Forum (WEF) has said criticizing pedophiles is "hate speech." This is false. No politicians …
A viral social media post claims two doves released by Pope Francis in 2014 as a symbol of peace were immediately killed by two other birds in front of a crowd of thousands. This is false. Though there was a dove-releasing event at the Vatica…
Social media users are sharing a screenshot of what looks like a news article claiming 13 Western countries have signed a World Economic Forum (WEF) treaty to "engineer an 'ethical global famine.'" This is false. The WEF has not called for an…
Canada is home to roughly 20,000 grizzly bears that can range in colour from jet black to light blond, with the rarest colour being white. A video recently posted on TikTok, and shared on other social media platforms, shares the story of an u…
On June 19, the Toronto Police Service said its hate crime unit was investigating a truck displaying what police called Islamophobic messaging, including a suggestion that Canada was "under siege." The news led to criticism online suggesting …
Northern giant hornets, also known as Asian giant hornets and murder hornets, are the largest species of hornets in the world, measuring up to five centimetres long. These hornets, which are native to temperate regions of Asia, were first con…
Canada is monitoring rising cases of H5N1 (bird flu) in animals in several countries, including the United States, where infections were found in 101 dairy cow herds and three people in recent months. A leaked recording of public health offic…
The amount of online content manipulated by artificial intelligence (AI), such as deepfake videos or images, is rapidly expanding, and social media platforms and governments are struggling to keep up and address the technology's misuse. A vid…
Immigration remains a headline topic in Canada amid affordability issues, labour gaps, rising federal debt and housing shortages in various regions. Last month, a social media post by a Conservative MP on government spending for asylum seeker…
