Was a Canadian Man ‘Euthanized’ After Not Receiving Enough Home Care Funding?
An anti-abortion group in the UK seized on Sean Tagert’s story to make a point about assisted suicide.
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Did Canada Agree to Take in 100,000 Palestinians?
The Canadian government refuted a story that originated with a one-source report out of Lebanon.
Did It Snow in Québec in June 2019?
On June 2 2019, a Facebook user shared the following image (archived here), purportedly showing a thick covering of snow that had fallen on that date in Québec. A reverse image search did not indicate that the user’s image of snow in Québec in June 2019 had been shared elsewhere beforehand, although that did not …
Are Members of a Refugee Caravan Defiling American Flags on Their Way to the United States?
An annual caravan heading from Central America to the southern United States border to seek asylum has been beset by rumors, misinformation, and dramatic disinformation during the 2018 election cycle; stories about the event were resurrected in January 2019 to bolster the Trump administration’s argument for an additional border wall. Participants in the annual event are …
Justin Trudeau’s Surprise Conversion
In order to boost circulation and rake in more advertising money, hoax and satire sites will sometimes re-run some of their older work hoping to catch clicks while the topics of their stories are once again relevant. This is a common practice with many media sites, but satirical or fake stories can wind up getting …
The Canada-United States Relationship, According to a Florida Judge
Much of the United States’ economic policy agenda in 2018 has revolved around instituting higher tariffs, protectionism, and mitigating perceived or real trade deficits. This has extended to the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA for short, which U.S. president Donald Trump has called “the worst trade deal ever.” We are in the NAFTA (worst …
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Canada Euthanasia Law Allows Parents to Kill Sick Children-Fiction!
False claims that Canada euthanasia law allows parents to kill children went viral in November 2017.
Do Refugees Receive $3,874 (or $1,890) Per Month in Federal Assistance?
False claims that Canada pays illegal refugees $3,874 per month are based on a misleading document posted on Facebook.
A Rare Legitimate Halloween Candy Scare
The issues with Sherwood Brands in 2008 were quite unlike panics about “Stranger Danger.”