Christian Paas-Lang

Ottawa

Associate Producer at Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

AP, @CBCTheHouse and web writer @CBCPolitics. Past work in @POLITICOPro, @iPoliticsINTEL, @CdnPressPoli, various others including the great @northbaynugget

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Articles

Liberals and Conservatives said their rallies drew thousands. We decided to count

1 week ago | cbc.ca | Jordan Pearson |Christian Paas-Lang |Eric Szeto |Ivan Angelovski

Political campaigns may be significantly off-base when it comes to the number of people they say are present at campaign rallies across the country, a CBC News investigation shows. Both the Conservatives and Liberals have held major rallies since the beginning of the federal election, with the Conservatives in particular emphasizing the size of their events.
Fake election news ads are luring people into investment schemes. We got some taken down

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Christian Paas-Lang

Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
Fake election news ads are luring people into investment schemes. We got some taken down

3 weeks ago | cbc.ca | Christian Paas-Lang |Nora Young |Ivan Angelovski

Canada·NewFake ads that purport to show CBC News articles are once more circulating online — with the end goal of convincing Canadians to sign up for sketchy investment schemes. The CBC’s Visual Investigations unit looks into how the ads have changed and what to watch out for.
As AI images flood the internet, can these tools help you tell what's real?

1 month ago | cbc.ca | Nora Young |Ashley Fraser |Christian Paas-Lang

CanadaAI image detector tools are only growing in popularity as it becomes more difficult to tell if online images or videos are real or fake. CBC News’ Visual Investigations team tested some of the most popular free tools online to see how effective they are — and whether you should trust them.
Human rights investigators race to document Syria killings on social media

1 month ago | cbc.ca | Ivan Angelovski |Jordan Pearson |Christian Paas-Lang |Eric Szeto

Canada·NewHundreds of people have been killed amid armed clashes in Syria, with many of those deaths filmed and published on the internet. CBC’s visual investigations team has verified three of those deaths. The practice of publicizing killings is both shocking and an important tool for researchers, an expert says.
Hamilton public health warns patients of possible exposure to unsterilized instruments at dental office

1 month ago | dental.einnews.com | Desmond Brown |John Tasker |Andrew Kurjata |Christian Paas-Lang

HamiltonPatients of a Hamilton dental clinic may have been exposed to improperly sterilized instruments, according to an advisory from Hamilton Public Health Services (HPHS). Patients urged to discuss testing for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV with care providersDesmond Brown · CBC News · Posted: Mar 06, 2025 2:47 PM EST | Last Updated: 5 hours agoIn a news release on Wednesday, HPHS said anyone who received treatment at Dentistry at Fennell & Ottawa, located at 1134-A Fennell Ave.
Did Mark Carney's campaign use AI to boost crowd sizes? We investigated

2 months ago | msn.com | Christian Paas-Lang

Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
Did Mark Carney's campaign use AI to boost crowd sizes? We investigated

2 months ago | msn.com | Christian Paas-Lang

Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
Was this political campaign photo AI-generated? We looked into it | CBC News

2 months ago | cbc.ca | Christian Paas-Lang |Nora Young

Canada·NewFollowing an event for Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney last week, some social media users claimed that at least some of the supporters pictured in still photos shared by the campaign were AI-generated. The CBC’s visual investigations team has examined the image. Here's what they found.
Fake CBC ads have flooded X with sketchy headlines. We looked for the source

2 months ago | cbc.ca | Nora Young |Ivan Angelovski |Christian Paas-Lang |Jack Rayner

Canada·CBC InvestigatesX users have been subjected to a flood of ads that feature fake CBC headlines, leading to fake CBC-style articles. In the end, it’s part of an international investment scheme.