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Online Misinformation is a Major Challenge for Public Health Officials

In just a matter of two years, disinformation campaigns occurred in 70 countries, as compared to just 28 in 2017, according to a report published by Oxford Internet Institute at Oxford University.

Commentary Top Stories

Moving to Canada: Sorting Facts from Fiction

Sabrina Bucknole January 1, 2020 No Comments Canada cost of living economy expatriate facts fake news healthcare immigrant Immigration jobs Misinformation population growth

During the early stages of relocation, it’s wise to invest in a global healthcare plan or a private medical plan to ensure you’re appropriately covered.

Writer Ayse Acar argues that multiculturalism is essential to the healthy function of a democracy.

Commentary

Oct. 21 Vote: A Failure of Journalism and Democracy

Ayse Acar November 7, 2019 No Comments DEMOCRACY Dr. Daniel Savas fake news Federal Election immigrant Justin Trudeau Louis Baudoin-Laarman turkey voter turnout

The ones who’re born into a democracy may take the value of democracy as a given! They might not know about the governments who live in palaces, who sit on thrones

Watchdog

Liberal Candidate calls Chinese-language Election Flyers “Fake News”

Shan Qiao October 18, 2019 No Comments Chinese Canadians Conservative Party of Canada disinformation Elxn43 fake news Federal Election Han Dong Jimmy Yu Liberal Party Misinformation Sean Hu

Dong’s Conservative opponent, Hu, didn’t address his allegations, but Hu accused Trudeau’s Liberals of focusing on the globe and not Canadians

Arts & Culture Top Stories

Visible Minorities Keen to Engage Online Despite Untruths

Ranjit Bhaskar September 27, 2019 No Comments #jagärhär 6 Degrees Toronto 2019 Alena Helgeson CANADIANS fake news Federal Election Kate Rowswell Memetix Misinformation Scott Young social media The Institute for Canadian Citizenship and Leger

Despite disinformation spread online about “people like them”, visible minorities in Canada are more likely to believe that social media and online platforms provide a…

Watchdog

The Value of Truth in the Fake News Era

Marcus Medford September 23, 2019 No Comments Brent Jolly ByBlacks.com Digital Literacy Donald Trump Elxn43 Eva Salinas fake news Federal Election National Newsmedia Council Social Media Outrage Susana Mas

Sharing is a huge problem when it comes to disinformation. That saying “a lie gets halfway around the world before the truth can get its pants on,” is particularly true when it comes to disinformation online

Multicultural Media Sound Alarm Over ‘Fake News’

NCM News Desk September 16, 2019 No Comments election ethnic media fake news media MIREMS

In at least one instance, an ethnic media organization weighed in with commentary wondering why it has taken the government so long to wake up

Government Concerned Over Fake News in Hispanic-Latino Communities

Isabel Inclan August 24, 2019 No Comments fake news Federal Election Hispanic Latin American Latino social media

Tech giants such as Facebook, Google and Microsoft promised to remove fake social media news content

Q&A: Russian Disinformation Expert Weighs Threats of Election Meddling, Fake News

NCM News Desk August 7, 2019 No Comments Canada disinformation election fake news Kolger russia

We certainly have online platforms in Canada that are used to distribute and amplify fringe political views

Politics Top Stories

Twitter Trolls who Fabricated Hate over Québec Mosque Shooting may Return for Federal Election

By Ahmed Al-Rawi and Yasmin Jiwani July 24, 2019 No Comments election fake news fraud Immigration quebec mosque trolls

We decided to examine the social media debates about the Québec mosque shooting, so we collected 18,533 tweets from Jan. 30 to Feb. 12, 2017, using the hashtags #QuebecShooting and #QuebecMosqueShooting