Etiket: misinformation
Influencers | Training to combat misinformation
Their names are Alexis Gougeon, Myriam Beaudry and Kevin L’Espérance. They are respectively physiotherapist, nutritionist and epidemiologist. Tired of seeing misinformation circulating on social networks, especially when it comes to…
Meta removes tool against misinformation
(Washington) CrowdTangle, a software considered essential for spotting and analyzing misinformation on Facebook and Instagram, will be decommissioned by the social media giant Meta, to the dismay of many researchers…
Misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines persists
Anyone who has wandered the internet has undoubtedly read erroneous messages claiming that COVID-19 vaccines pose a health threat. Posted at 12:42 p.m. Sonja Puzic The Canadian Press One of…
Trans youth and adults are impacted by misinformation about gender identity
Much has been written about issues relating to gender identity. Misinformation surrounding these subjects is omnipresent, which contributes to the current climate of tension and is not without repercussions on…
Gender Identity | Trans people face the backlash of misinformation
Much has been written about issues relating to gender identity. The misinformation surrounding these issues is omnipresent, contributing to the current climate of tension, which is not without impact on…
Doctors use influencer tactics to quell misinformation
When the DD Siobhan Deshauer makes online videos, her main goal is to demystify medicine. His secondary objective? “I call it “sneaking in education,” said the doctor and YouTuber, who…
Doctors use influencer tactics to quell misinformation
When the DD Siobhan Deshauer makes online videos, her main goal is to demystify medicine. His secondary objective? “I call it “sneaking in education,” said the doctor and YouTuber, who…
Doctors want to “re-eliminate” measles by fighting misinformation
As we experience a worrying increase in measles cases, a Toronto doctor remembers this little girl who was left blind, unable to communicate and incontinent after contracting the virus. Dr.…
Fact-checking does not carry much weight in the fight against misinformation
Radio-Canada has its “decipherers”, the Agence Science-Presse, its “rumor detector”, the newspaper The worldits “decoders”… Fact checking, fact checking in bad French, has been adopted by most major media around…
to guard against misinformation, California mandates media education for all students
From January 1, 2024, Californian schools, from primary to high school, will be required to implement media education, with the aim of helping students recognize fake news and not get…
Taiwan fights misinformation out in the open, rather than ignoring it
The tentacles of the Chinese regime are spreading and interfering in the four corners of the planet, as the Canadian population saw last winter. But nowhere in the world is…
Misinformation | The European Union opens an investigation targeting
(Brussels) The European Commission announced Thursday the opening of an investigation targeting the social network Hamas against Israel. Updated yesterday at 2:10 p.m. Daniel ARONSSOHN France Media Agency The Brussels…
Canada-India dispute ripe for misinformation, US State Department warns
Canada’s current diplomatic standoff with India risks making it an even more tempting target for international efforts that use disinformation to reshape global discourses, a senior U.S. State Department official…
Anti-LGBT+ misinformation is gaining momentum in the United States
Blazing pink hair, Desmond Napoles waves a rainbow flag at the New York City Pride March, an act of resistance to a disinformation campaign seeking to link members of the…
Supreme Court | Misinformation threatens democracy, chief justice warns
(OTTAWA) The global rise of disinformation threatens national institutions and processes that support democracy, warns the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Posted at 8:29 p.m. Jim Bronskill…
Misinformation threatens democracy, warns Supreme Court Chief Justice
(OTTAWA) The global rise of disinformation threatens national institutions and processes that support democracy, warns the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Posted at 8:29 p.m. Jim Bronskill…
Fight against misinformation and hate | Twitter will “respect European law”, says Elon Musk
(Paris) Twitter “will respect the European law” intended to fight against misinformation and online hatred, assured the controversial boss of the social network, Elon Musk, in an interview broadcast Monday…
AI should not ‘distract’ from online misinformation, warns UN
(United Nations) New artificial intelligence (AI) tools must not “distract” us from the “serious damage” that online disinformation is already causing, an “existential risk” for humanity, said Monday the secretary…
Porn, scams, misinformation… What the bill to “secure the digital space” contains
The government presented its text to the Council of Ministers. In particular, it would give more powers to Arcom, the audiovisual and digital media regulator. Cyberbullying, children exposed to online…
Minister Seamus O’Regan rejects campaigners resolution on misinformation
The Liberal government wants to tackle the problem of misinformation, but that will not include regulating journalists’ reliance on sources, Labor Minister Seamus O’Regan said on Wednesday. He indicated that…