Online Misinformation

• ‘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
  
• Facebook puts ‘profits’ over ‘well-being’ of users, feds must crack down: NDP MP

  Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified before a U.S. Senate committee earlier this month that the company's products harm children and fuel polarization in the U.S.

  Canada

  Oct 18, 2021
  
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• Facebook launches climate science info tool to combat online misinformation

  Facebook has faced allegations that it permits false claims around climate change through a policy that exempts opinion articles from its external fact-checking system.

  Tech

  Sep 15, 2020
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• U.S. officials battle misinformation about wildfires, including arsonist claims

  The FBI said Friday that it’s investigated several claims and found them to be untrue, including claims that both Antifa and far-right groups were to blame for the fires.

  World

  Sep 12, 2020
• Canada, other democracies must unite in fight against online disinformation: minister

  Federal cabinet minister Dominic LeBlanc said Monday that there must be a collective, global effort to fight the scourge of online disinformation.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2020
• Vaccine doubts spread like ‘disease’ online: public health expert

  The head of a global vaccine alliance said that social media companies should remove false information on vaccines because it "kills people."

  Health

  May 22, 2019
• Ontario Medical Association says online misinformation stoking fear of vaccines

  The province's doctors are joining the growing ranks of health and government officials who are warning of the consequences of not receiving routine immunizations.

  Canada

  Apr 4, 2019