Special report
Six fact checks from the first official English-language leaders debate
Will Andrew Scheer protect abortion rights? Was Jagmeet Singh right to say that Trudeau’s cabinet ministers use offshore tax havens? We answer all your fact check questions.
Public interest in brownface scandal faded within days
The loss of interest was consistent among journalists, federal election candidates and the general public, a report by the Digital Democracy Project found.
Canada's oil lobby has been arming itself with personal data
Canadians are increasingly coming to the same conclusion about the climate crisis. But, oil and gas producers are throwing money behind data-driven attempts to subvert it, a National Observer investigation shows.
Conservatives more likely to view immigrants as 'costly to society'
Explaining the economic benefits of immigration to right-leaning Canadians makes them more supportive, according to a new report.
Poll suggests Canadians not great at spotting fake news
A new survey suggests Canadians are concerned about the proliferation of fake news, but they aren't necessarily equipped to stop it from spreading.
Canada Proud spending campaign donations at founder’s company, financial filings show
The right-wing political advocacy group's campaign spending has gone through Mobilize Media, a company owned by Canada Proud's founder.
Election watchdog faces a new challenge: crowdfunding
Any party thinking they can use sites like GoFundMe to skirt election laws should take heed, Elections Canada warns. But Bitcoin? It's complicated.
Suspicious accounts spread disinformation in Alberta election
A federal government team said there's no evidence the accounts swayed the election results, but that the activity seemed to be driven mostly by United Conservative Party supporters.
How Bernier hijacked the #ClimateChange discussion
An analysis of tweets made after Bernier's attack on Greta Thunberg highlight how easily hashtags can be dominated by just a few users.
Greens didn't fact-check claims of NDP exodus in New Brunswick
On Tuesday, the Greens said they'd accepted 14 former provincial NDP candidates in New Brunswick and one executive with the federal party. But the New Democrats contested that Thursday, saying "at least six" of the people on the list hadn't jumped ship.
False Canada immigration stories attract cross-border attention
One claimed Canada was taking in 100,000 Palestinians, while another said a convicted child killer could come here. Their origins are shady, but that doesn’t mean they were spread by a foreign disinformation campaign, experts say.
Anti-immigrant billboards reveal dark side of third-party election activity
The controversy over a series of now-removed billboards promoting PPC's anti-immigration agenda should serve as a warning of things to come, as increasing third-party election activity ushers in a new era of dark money, outside influence and disinformation.
Want to fight carbon tax misinformation? There's a free sticker for that
Stickers are the new frontline of Canada's battle over carbon pricing. As the Doug Ford governments mandatory anti-carbon tax stickers go up on Ontario gas pumps Friday, a grassroots campaign is fighting back.
Even when they know the facts, Canadians can't agree on how to solve climate change
A new study finds that being better informed about the facts underlying policy-related issues doesn't necessarily influence people's beliefs about the policies needed to address those facts.
Who's behind People's Party of Canada's anti-immigrant ads?
People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier says he had nothing to do with the anti-immigration billboards featuring his picture. But the advertising firm that paid for them is linked to a company that hosted a fundraiser for him.