Pagers and walkie-talkies used by members of the militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon exploded last week leaving dozens of people dead and thousands more injured. While the attacks that are widely believed to have been carried out by Israel ha…
The 香港六合彩挂牌资料 Socialist German Workers' Party, pejoratively and more commonly known as the Nazi Party, terrorized Europe in the 1930s and '40s, systematically murdering six million Jews as well as millions of others.
A video of a steelworker confronting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a meet-and-greet event with workers at Algoma Steel Inc. facility in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., went viral online late last month. While the interaction was widely covered…
After health authorities reported an increase of a type of mpox, the virus formerly known as monkeypox, in several African countries, many social media users posted false or misleading claims about the virus, including that the mpox virus is …
Recent posts on social media have claimed that Ukraine has banned Christianity, or banned the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. This is false and misleading. Ukraine did not ban Christianity. As for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the country this mo…
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic many governments required individuals to present proof of immunization in order to participate in some activities or visit places, including attending large-scale sporting events, visiting loved ones in …
Sixty-two people died Aug. 9 when a plane bound for Sao Paulo鈥檚 Guarulhos International Airport crashed in the city of Vinhedo. After the crash, multiple posts on social media shared a video of a cancer researcher identified as "Dr. Leo Ferre…
Discussions around Algerian boxer Imane Khelif's gender flooded social media platforms soon after she defeated her Italian opponent Angela Carini during her opening bout at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 1. An X post from someone claiming to be C…
After the Olympic opening ceremony that took place in Paris on July 26, many social media users posted false claims about how people reacted to the event, including posting a video showing people allegedly protesting the ceremony in Paris and…
Environment and Climate Change Canada keeps a national inventory of pollutants, information it gets by asking businesses to share details of what they release into the atmosphere. This has led to viral social media posts claiming the federal …
Note to readers:聽This story was updated on July 22, 2024 to reflect the news that members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union had ratified a deal with the LCBO on July 21 and would end the strike.
A viral social media video posted on July 7 by a known fake news website claims "LGBTQ+ leaders" are accepting pedophiles and that the World Economic Forum (WEF) has said criticizing pedophiles is "hate speech." This is false. No politicians …
A viral social media post claims two doves released by Pope Francis in 2014 as a symbol of peace were immediately killed by two other birds in front of a crowd of thousands. This is false. Though there was a dove-releasing event at the Vatica…
Social media users are sharing a screenshot of what looks like a news article claiming 13 Western countries have signed a World Economic Forum (WEF) treaty to "engineer an 'ethical global famine.'" This is false. The WEF has not called for an…
Canada is home to roughly 20,000 grizzly bears that can range in colour from jet black to light blond, with the rarest colour being white. A video recently posted on TikTok, and shared on other social media platforms, shares the story of an u…
