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.
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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.
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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
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Dong’s Conservative opponent, Hu, didn’t address his allegations, but Hu accused Trudeau’s Liberals of focusing on the globe and not Canadians
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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 meaningful space to engage on important issues. They’re also about…
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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
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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
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Tech giants such as Facebook, Google and Microsoft promised to remove fake social media news content
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We certainly have online platforms in Canada that are used to distribute and amplify fringe political views
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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
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