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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Gwen Roley
A large protest organized by the "No Kings" movement against US President Donald Trump was held in Los Angeles amid heightened tensions over ongoing anti-deportation rallies. Local authorities pleaded for calm at the events, but social media posts claiming officers took a knee in submission to the crowd are false. The video was filmed in 2020 during massive protests following the police killing of George Floyd.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Gwen Roley
Tens of thousands in Canada have fled their communities to avoid wildfire risk, disasters some say were premeditated to evacuate land and facilitate the extraction of natural resources. This is unsubstantiated; experts said blazes are too unwieldy to realistically use them to target specific areas and some evacuees have already returned home as of June 12.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Gwen Roley
Police and protesters clashed in Los Angeles after largely peaceful demonstrations over immigration raids erupted in June 2025. While footage from the unrest in California shows some automobiles set ablaze, a clip shared widely online of a police car on fire is unrelated; it was filmed in Los Angeles in 2020, during separate protests that followed the killing of George Floyd.
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3 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Gwen Roley
Social media posts highlighting government statistics reporting most blazes in Manitoba province were "human caused" imply climate change does not feed into warmer and drier conditions in Canada. But fires, no matter their origin, burn more intensely when gusty winds propel the flames toward drought-hit vegetation that is primed to ignite. "100 of the 111 FIRES in Manitoba right now are confirmed HUMAN CAUSED," reads the caption of a June 3, 2025 X post.
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3 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Gwen Roley
A Canadian parliamentary committee recommended expanding medical assistance in dying (MAID) to allow access for mature minors in 2023, but as was the case when it was first legalized, applicants must still be at least 18 years old. Contrary to social media posts claiming a brochure is evidence of imminent eligibility changes, the government is not currently considering legislation to lower the age requirement.
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3 weeks ago | 
malaysia.news.yahoo.com | Gwen Roley
Gwen Roley / AFP Canada3 June 2025 at 5:24 pm·4-min readA Canadian parliamentary committee recommended expanding medical assistance in dying (MAID) to allow access for mature minors in 2023, but as was the case when it was first legalized, applicants must still be at least 18 years old. Contrary to social media posts claiming a brochure is evidence of imminent eligibility changes, the government is not currently considering legislation to lower the age requirement.
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4 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Gwen Roley
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) already collects biometric data from travelers entering the country by air, but claims that Canadians crossing in cars now need to submit to face scans are exaggerated. While CBP is testing the use of facial recognition at certain land crossings, there is still the opportunity to opt out by choosing a different entry lane. "Facial recognition checks now mandatory for Canadians entering the U.S. by car," reads the text inside a May 19, 2025 Facebook photo.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Gwen Roley
Employers who hire immigrants to Canada may qualify for certain subsidies, but claims that there is a consistent government kickback to fill minimum-wage positions with newcomers are inaccurate. The Canadian immigration ministry said it does not offer direct financial incentives to those who employ foreign workers, but rather funds programs which assist organizations to integrate skilled laborers into the workforce.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Gwen Roley
A bill in the Canadian province of Alberta would reduce the number of signatures needed to get referendums on the ballot. But social media posts claiming the threshold to push a separation vote was already reached are inaccurate. The claims reference an online petition, which is not accepted by the province's election authority and the legislation changing the support requirement is not yet law.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Gwen Roley
The rapid publication in April of a biography on economist Diana Fox Carney prompted conspiratorial social media posts alleging her husband Mark Carney's ascent to prime minister was preplanned. Despite taking office without holding a seat in parliament, no federal parties have challenged Mark Carney or the Liberal Party's victory in the snap election and experts said the book was almost certainly written so quickly utilizing artificial intelligence.
