Mistranslated call for protests was transformed into misinformation amplified by right-wing news sources
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Toronto City Councillor Stepping Away from Role as Vice-chair at the Toronto Board of Health
Toronto city councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam won’t be extending her role as vice-chair at the Toronto Board of Health when it expires in December, she announced in a statement on Monday …
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True crime’s influence on an era of internet sleuths raises ethical concerns
by Severina Chuby Severina ChuOn Sept. 1, Brian Laundrie returned home from a cross country roadtrip with his fiancée’s van, but his fiancée was nowhere to be found. After being reported missing by her …
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Post-secondary students and young adults come across more misinformation than the general population in Canada, according to a report by the Cybersecure Policy Exchange (CPE). The report found that Canadians …