Fighting Disinformation: Misleading claims in campaign ads

Canadian voters are having to sift through mountains of information from the various political parties and their supporters. While some campaign flyers and social media posts quote news coverage, facts can be manipulative by selective wording and editing. As Jeff Semple explains, Canadians need to do their research before taking campaign ads at face value.

• Conservative MP uses campaign flyer to spread falsehoods about ‘fake refugees’