disinformation

• Extremism, hateful rhetoric becoming ‘normalized’ in Canada, spy agency head warns

  Canadian Security Intelligence Service director David Vigneault said the spread of disinformation, misinformation, propaganda and hate continues to increase and accelerate.

  Canada

  May 4
  
• Elon Musk wants Twitter to be ‘the platform for free speech.’ What about misinformation?

  Falsehoods are 70 per cent more likely to be retweeted on Twitter than facts, according to a 2018 study. Elon Musk, however, want to increase free speech on the platform.

  Canada

  Apr 14
  
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• The digital David and Goliath battle over online hate

  At first, Imran Ahmed says people scoffed when he tried to explain how dangerous platforms like Facebook could be. They aren’t laughing anymore.

  Features

  Apr 9
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• The Russia-Ukraine information war: How propaganda is being used in two very different ways

  While information is currently being both suppressed and controlled by Ukraine and Russia during the war, experts say the motivation for censorship by each side is very different.

  World

  Mar 29
• No evidence Ukraine has biological weapons, UN says following Russian accusation

  Member countries called the claim "a lie" and "utter nonsense" and used the session to accuse Russia of deliberately targeting and killing hundreds of civilians in Ukraine.

  World

  Mar 11
• ‘Freedom convoy’ forums find new focus: disinformation about Russia-Ukraine war

  Some pro-convoy forums have shifted from posting misinformation about COVID-19 to posting misinformation about the Russia-Ukraine war.

  Canada

  Mar 8
• Spot the bot: How to navigate fake news about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

  Here are the tools experts say you should use to wade through the waves of misinformation -- and disinformation -- that are emerging as Russia attacks Ukraine.

  Canada

  Mar 1
• COVID-19 health messaging: triumph or train-wreck? Experts reflect on past 2 years

  Has keeping track of COVID-19 guidance left things clear or confusing for you? Experts reflect on what went right, and what went wrong when communicating science to the public.

  Canada

  Jan 19
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• ‘There is no doubt’: Trudeau makes plea for cyberspace free of hate, disinformation

  Trudeau was addressing a panel on the challenges of the digital domain after co-founding a new international program last year.

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2021
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• Canada would be ‘perfect home’ for NATO centre on climate security, Dutch PM says

  Trudeau first announced the intention to ask allies to support the development of a NATO climate security centre of excellence during the NATO leaders' summit in Brussels in June.

  Canada

  Oct 29, 2021