Fact Checking Fact File: No evidence entire Pakistan airline crew disappeared in Toronto Marissa Birnie The ºÃÉ«tv Press Dec 18, 2025 Rumours the entire crew of a Pakistan International Airlines flight surrendered themselves to authorities after landing in Toronto spread on s…
Fact Checking Fact File: Claim Canada ranks 8th in global homeless population is false Marissa Birnie The ºÃÉ«tv Press Dec 12, 2025 A list posted to social media claimed to show a supposed global ranking of countries with the largest homeless population, in which Canada ran…
Fact Checking Fact File: Posts falsely claim Canada revoked China's equal trade status Marissa Birnie The ºÃÉ«tv Press Dec 11, 2025 Chinese language posts that appeared on social media the past few weeks claimed Canada was one of 32 countries to revoke China's "most favoure…
Fact Checking Fact File: Video spreads fake story about John Deere exiting Canada Colleen Hale-Hodgson The ºÃÉ«tv Press Nov 20, 2025 Rumours that farming equipment giant John Deere is leaving Canada spread this week on social media alongside a video claiming the company woul…
Fact Checking Fact File: No 'plan' to 'euthanize' 15 million ºÃÉ«tvs with MAID Marissa Birnie The ºÃÉ«tv Press Nov 14, 2025 Podcast clips recently shared on social media claim that Health Canada plans to save money by "euthanizing" 15 million ºÃÉ«tvs. The clips ci…
Fact Checking Fact File: 'Spam' videos use actors to spread false, misleading ºÃÉ«tv political news Colleen Hale-Hodgson The ºÃÉ«tv Press Nov 12, 2025 The prospect of Alberta holding a referendum to leave Canada triggered a wave of clickbait stories on video-sharing sites earlier this year. B…
Fact Checking Fact File: Video shared as evidence of U.S. election 'fraud' actually from Quebec Marissa Birnie The ºÃÉ«tv Press Nov 7, 2025 On Tuesday, Americans in several states elected Democrats in key governor's and mayoral races. A video posted to X that day claimed to show De…
Fact Checking Fact File: American social media posts mislead on ºÃÉ«tv gun laws Colleen Hale-Hodgson The ºÃÉ«tv Press Oct 1, 2025 A federal buyback of assault-style firearms from individual owners announced earlier this month prompted misleading social media posts from Am…
Fact Checking Fact File: Fake stories about hockey stars tied to foreign clickbait network Colleen Hale-Hodgson The ºÃÉ«tv Press Sep 22, 2025 A new NHL season is just around the corner, but hockey fans looking for updates on their favourite players and teams should be wary of news th…
Fact Checking Fact File: Video of supposed attack on Edmonton Uber driver actually filmed in Texas Colleen Hale-Hodgson The ºÃÉ«tv Press Sep 11, 2025 A video shared on social media claims to show an Edmonton Uber driver held at gunpoint by two passengers who violently try to remove the drive…
