COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories

• CSIS sees ‘unprecedented’ increase in violent online rhetoric during COVID

  Increasingly violent rhetoric around the “arrest and execution of specific individuals” a growing concern for Canada’s domestic intelligence agency.

  Canada

  Nov 12, 2021
  
• COVID-19: Scott Moe goes off on conspiracy theorists alleging he’s trying to steal their cows

  The premier of Saskatchewan addressed rumours on Thursday that he and the health minister are capable of seizing people's cows after signing an emergency order in September.

  Health

  Oct 7, 2021
  
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• COVID-19 conspiracy theories: Psychological distress can lead to radicalization

  A team of researchers at McGill University looking at COVID-19 conspiracy theories found social isolation is leading to an increase in violent radicalization among people at risk.

  Crime

  Mar 2, 2021
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• No Hoax: Fighting COVID-19 has meant tackling conspiracy theories, even within families

  A Global News investigation into who is behind COVID-19 misinformation and the damage it is causing.

  Canada

  Feb 27, 2021
• Neo-Nazis, extremists capitalizing on COVID-19, declassified CSIS documents say

  The 'secret' report was among a cache of pandemic-related Canadian intelligence documents obtained by Global News.

  Cannabis

  Dec 7, 2020
• Mask-wearing ‘prohibited’ at gift shop in Keremeos, B.C., despite public health recommendations

  Dave Shearer, the owner of the One Eyed Budgie Gift Shop, erected signage at his shop that says mask-wearing is prohibited inside the establishment.

  Nov 8, 2020
• Misinformation is spreading as fast as coronavirus. It will ‘take a village’ to fight it

  Experts say there will always be incentives for people to spread false information, but learning how to detect it now will put us in a better position in the future.

  World

  Oct 1, 2020
• Montreal synagogue vandalism ‘one of the worst incidents in Canada,’ says B’nai Brith

  Torah scrolls were found on the floor and other religious items were stuffed in the toilets at the Congregation Sepharde Kol Yehudaa in Côte Saint-Luc.

  Canada

  May 28, 2020
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• Coronavirus conspiracy theory linking pandemic to 5G technology sparks cell tower fires

  5G is the fifth generation of wireless technology — up to 100 times faster than 4G. The technology is only in its infancy in Canada, but 5G networks have been launched in more than 40 countries.

  Canada

  May 16, 2020