On this week’s Super Awesome Science Show, we’re going to explore its nature, how to diagnose it and also how not to be fooled by it. Continue reading →

Bots aren’t playing a major role in the campaign so far, a study of social media shows. Continue reading →

A need to be vigilant about disinformation does not automatically create a need for government laws to prohibit it, writes Rob Breakenridge. Continue reading →

What is being done in Canada to stop the spread of false information online — and do political attack ads make the problem worse? Continue reading →

A Calgary-based legal foundation is asking an Ontario court to strike down new sections of the Elections Act that forbid making certain false statements during a campaign. Continue reading →

Canadian political leaders are polarizing debate by proposing ‘wedge solutions’ and discouraging compromise, say Toby Fyfe and Mike Colledge. Continue reading →

“Dumbfakes” are simpler and more easily unmasked bogus videos, and they are easy and often cheap to produce. Continue reading →

A fake video doesn’t have to be complicated to go viral. Continue reading →