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Headlines for Nov. 3, 2022
A locally developed genetically modified (GM) mustard variety will help India boost crop yields of one of the main oilseeds and cut vegetable oil imports that cost billions of dollars a year...
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Headlines For Nov. 14, 2021
Indian police, claiming “fake news” was being spread about anti-Muslim violence, have charged dozens of social media users in the northeastern state of Tripura...
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Headlines For Nov. 15, 2021
Misinformation is jeopardizing efforts to solve some of humanity’s greatest challenges, be it climate change, COVID-19 or political polarization, according to a new report from...
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Headlines For Nov. 21, 2021
Researchers proposed a fix to the biased algorithm, but one internal document predicted pushback from ‘conservative partners’...
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Headlines for Nov. 3, 2022
A locally developed genetically modified (GM) mustard variety will help India boost crop yields of one of the main oilseeds and cut vegetable oil imports that cost billions of dollars a year...
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Headlines For Dec. 1, 2021
Americans are at one another’s throats over critical race theory in schools. The debate is skewed and the rage fueled by completely different understandings of the terms of...
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Headlines For Dec. 2, 2021
Of the areas that Quebec Citizenship and Culture intends to cover, perhaps none is more critical than critical thinking...
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Headlines For Dec. 3, 2021
is the first Canadian study to compare the perceptions of journalists, climate scientists and the public, and is part of a larger study...
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Headlines For Dec. 5, 2021
Health Canada has issued guidelines on how people should react when seeing COVID-19 misinformation on social media. The guidelines ask the reader to consider whether the...
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Headlines For Dec. 6, 2021
Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are suing Facebook for $150 billion over allegations that the platform failed to act against anti-Rohingya hate speech that fueled real-world...
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Headlines For Nov. 11, 2021
Registered nurse Melody Butler seeks to provide science-based answers to American parents as she urges them to But her...
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Headlines For Nov. 12, 2021
Who shares fake news? Political scientists, behavioral researchers and the media have said that are largely responsible...
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Headlines For Nov. 13, 2021
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social...
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Headlines For Nov. 14, 2021
Indian police, claiming “fake news” was being spread about anti-Muslim violence, have charged dozens of social media users in the northeastern state of Tripura...
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Headlines For Nov. 15, 2021
Misinformation is jeopardizing efforts to solve some of humanity’s greatest challenges, be it climate change, COVID-19 or political polarization, according to a new report from...
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Headlines For Nov. 16, 2021
Disinformation, the practice of blending real and fake information with the goal of duping a government or influencing public opinion, has its origins in the Soviet...
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Headlines For Nov. 17, 2021
Online misinformation has resulted in worsening public health, a slower response to climate change and an undermining of democracy, according to a report from the Aspen...
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Headlines For Nov. 18, 2021
As misinformation spread on social media and at official press conferences, British Columbia’s public safety minister struggled to defend why the province continues to reject a...
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Headlines For Nov. 19, 2021
As children of immigrants, we often take on additional roles that would otherwise be fulfilled by our parents. In a new country or a country that isn’t the only one we’ve ever...
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Headlines For Nov. 20, 2021
In 2015, six of the 10 websites in Myanmar getting the most engagement on Facebook were from legitimate media, according to data from CrowdTangle, a Facebook-run...
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Headlines For Nov. 21, 2021
Researchers proposed a fix to the biased algorithm, but one internal document predicted pushback from ‘conservative partners’...
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Headlines For Nov. 22, 2021
Over the past 19 months, Alberta has seen church leaders, business owners and others challenge public health restrictions in the court system. But health law experts...
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Headlines For Nov. 23, 2021
Taiwan’s digital minister tells Al Jazeera that openness is key to ensuring misinformation does not morph into ‘hatred, vengefulness’...
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Headlines For Nov. 24, 2021
A network of fake social media profiles of people claiming to be Sikhs, and promoting divisive narratives, has been exposed. ahead of...
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Headlines For Nov. 25, 2021
A new grassroots organization has been launched to provide consumers with accurate information about agriculture. Canada Food Facts for Consumers (C3FC) plans on...
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Headlines For Nov. 26, 2021
TikTok has acquired more than one billion monthly users in just five years, but the influential video-sharing app remains one of the least studied social media platforms around...
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Headlines For Nov. 27, 2021
The WHO chose on Friday to dub the variant, first reported to the agency by scientists in South Africa, “omicron” — continuing its use of the Greek alphabet for naming...
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Headlines For Nov. 28, 2021
After a dark period last year as a nationwide COVID-19 hotspot, Brampton and Peel Region have emerged as one of the most vaccinated communities in the country. As of...
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Headlines For Nov. 29, 2021
Despite three decades of effort, Canada’s carbon emissions have risen 20 percent since 1990, the country remains unprepared for climate disasters and subsidies for the...
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Headlines For Nov. 30, 2021
Opinion: Hours before ordering a fee for FOI requests, Lisa Beare told the legislature she was still ‘listening’ on that subject. Truth is, the decision had already been made...
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