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DW InnovationCheck out DWA's video series on "<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> for media", discussing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#disinformation</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MediaLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MediaLiteracy</a>.Topics range from "How Conversational AI is changing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#journalism</a>" to "AI assisted <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FactChecking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FactChecking</a> in Arabic” – with a range of experts and researchers.(Yes, it's on YouTube, because).<a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWRGkKg3JC1iQbZab_hXIcKG1QL6tfefv" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWRGkKg3JC1iQbZab_hXIcKG1QL6tfefv</a>

Emmanuel Grange<a href="https://mastodon.mim-libre.fr/tags/EMI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EMI</a> Les Assises de l’Éducation aux Médias et à l’Information se tiendront à Lyon le jeudi 3 juillet et porteront sur "L’ombre des doutes : Fact-checker et affûter son esprit critique face à l'afflux d'informations."🗣️ Quel avenir pour le fact-checking ? 🗣️ L'auto-défense intellectuelle face au désordre informationnel👉 programme complet et inscription gratuite : <a href="https://nouveau.clubpresse.com/articles/179396-3-juillet-4e-assises-de-l-education-aux-medias-et-a-l-information-emi" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://nouveau.clubpresse.com/articles/179396-3-juillet-4e-assises-de-l-education-aux-medias-et-a-l-information-emi</a><a href="https://mastodon.mim-libre.fr/tags/factchecking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#factchecking</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mim-libre.fr/tags/AskVera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AskVera</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mim-libre.fr/tags/INA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#INA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mim-libre.fr/tags/AFP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AFP</a>

Harald KlinkeApple itself describes the limits very clearly:Hallucinations of facts Hallucination is when the model makes up information it doesn't know Avoid where facts are critical Provide verified knowledge sources Thoroughly fact check model outputs<a href="https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2025/248" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2025/248</a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/LLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LLM</a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/WWDC2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WWDC2025</a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/GenerativeAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GenerativeAI</a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/FactChecking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FactChecking</a> <a href="https://det.social/tags/AIethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AIethics</a>

:mastodon:<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TK2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TK2025</a> | <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Desinformatie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Desinformatie</a> kan de <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democratie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democratie</a> in stilte ondermijnen en het vertrouwen in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/verkiezingen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#verkiezingen</a>, instellingen, openbare discussies en medeburgers aantasten.<a href="https://www.europarl.europa.eu/topics/nl/article/20250227STO27081/desinformatie-herkennen-zes-tactieken-om-ons-te-misleiden" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europarl.europa.eu/topics/nl/article/20250227STO27081/desinformatie-herkennen-zes-tactieken-om-ons-te-misleiden</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mediawijsheid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mediawijsheid</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/factchecking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#factchecking</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nepnieuws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nepnieuws</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/polarisatie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#polarisatie</a>

Tom StaffordThe top Community Notes contributor is...an antivirus startup?<a href="https://indicator.media/p/the-top-community-notes-contributor-is-an-antivirus-startup-9354" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://indicator.media/p/the-top-community-notes-contributor-is-an-antivirus-startup-9354</a> (£)Curious tale about the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CommunityNotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CommunityNotes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FactChecking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FactChecking</a> system on X/Twitter, which arose out of some analysis Alexios, Zara and myself are doing on CN. It seems like one antivirus company got so frustrated with the lack of response from the X about scam posts that they decided to pump their notifications through as CNs so people could be alerted about harmful content that way

katzenbergerThe state of (mostly) reliable <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/FactChecking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FactChecking</a> around the world: There are two larger bodies promoting a shared code of principles – relying on one of their current members is usually ok, for me (trust, but verify!):<ul><li>The <a href="https://ifcncodeofprinciples.poynter.org/signatories" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN)</a></li><li>The <a href="https://members.efcsn.com/signatories" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN)</a></li></ul>There are also regional organizations specialized more on individual memberships of, and training for, individual media workers; or proto-organizations that look like they haven't fully formed, yet:<ul><li><a href="https://factcheck.africa/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">African Fact-Checking Alliance (AFCA)</a>, <a href="https://fr.factcheck.africa/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">L’Alliance africaine de fact-checking (AFCA)</a></li><li><a href="https://arabfcn.net/en/home/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN)</a>, a project of <a href="https://en.arij.net" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ)</a></li><li><a href="https://blackdotresearch.sg/home/asian-fact-checkers-network/about-us/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Asian Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN)</a>, which does not seem to have their own website, yet</li></ul>If you are aware of other organizations, especially with shared codes of principles with monitored compliance, please leave a reply.

Walled CultureEuropean Publishers Council stays true – to the tired old trope about “copyright theft”A few weeks ago Walled Culture explored how the leaders in the generative AI world are trying to influence the future legal norms for this field. In the face of a powerful new form of an old technology – AI itself has been around for over 50 years – those are certainly needed. Governments around the world know this too: they are grappling with the new issues that large language models […]<a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://walledculture.org/tag/adtech/" target="_blank">#adtech</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://walledculture.org/tag/advertising/" target="_blank">#advertising</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://walledculture.org/tag/artificial-intelligence/" target="_blank">#artificialIntelligence</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://walledculture.org/tag/bbc/" target="_blank">#bbc</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://walledculture.org/tag/bots/" target="_blank">#bots</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://walledculture.org/tag/contextual-advertising/" target="_blank">#contextualAdvertising</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://walledculture.org/tag/eu/" target="_blank">#eu</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://walledculture.org/tag/euipo/" target="_blank">#euipo</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://walledculture.org/tag/european-publishers-council/" target="_blank">#europeanPublishersCouncil</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://walledculture.org/tag/fact-checking/" target="_blank">#factChecking</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://walledculture.org/tag/genai/" target="_blank">#genai</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://walledculture.org/tag/generative-ai/" target="_blank">#generativeAi</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://walledculture.org/tag/guardian/" target="_blank">#guardian</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://walledculture.org/tag/journalism/" target="_blank">#journalism</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://walledculture.org/tag/licensing/" target="_blank">#licensing</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://walledculture.org/tag/llms/" target="_blank">#llms</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://walledculture.org/tag/search-engines/" target="_blank">#searchEngines</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://walledculture.org/tag/slogan/" target="_blank">#slogan</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://walledculture.org/tag/training/" target="_blank">#training</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://walledculture.org/tag/uk/" target="_blank">#uk</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://walledculture.org/tag/us-copyright-office/" target="_blank">#usCopyrightOffice</a><a href="https://walledculture.org/european-publishers-council-stays-true-to-the-tired-old-trope-about-copyright-theft/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://walledculture.org/european-publishers-council-stays-true-to-the-tired-old-trope-about-copyright-theft/</a>

Nick Byrd, Ph.D.Forewarning people about <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#misinformation</a> didn't have an impact on perceived accuracy or truthfulness of <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#news</a> (N ≅ 1000).<a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/FactChecking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FactChecking</a> improved discernment — moreso among those with higher reflection test scores — and that explained sharing intentions.<a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2025.2492209" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2025.2492209</a>

Nick Byrd, Ph.D.Do chatbots hinder <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/criticalThinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#criticalThinking</a>?Contrary to fallacious causal conclusions drawn from correlational studies, this experiment found a scripted chatbot increased correct <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/factChecking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#factChecking</a> solutions compared to unassisted students (N = 156).<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chbah.2025.100160" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chbah.2025.100160</a><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/edu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#edu</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a>

NonilexFinally, he sought a list of additional <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/unredacted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#unredacted</a> agency records—including all GEC <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#grants</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/contracts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#contracts</a>, as well as subgrants, which are particularly sensitive due to risks of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/retaliation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retaliation</a> to subgrantees, who often work in local <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#journalism</a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactChecking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FactChecking</a>, or pro-<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a> orgs under repressive regimes. It also asked for “all documents mentioning” the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionIntegrity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElectionIntegrity</a> Partnership, a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#research</a> collaboration between <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/academics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#academics</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a> that has been a target of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RightWing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RightWing</a>.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a>

Nick Byrd, Ph.D.Can <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/factChecking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#factChecking</a> teams outperform humans?<a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/LLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LLM</a> "agents" simulated the demographic and intellectual <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#diversity</a> of 200 expert fact-checkers (who rated 70 statements based on up to 10 sources).Agents seemed more consistent and calibrated than humans.<a href="https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2504.19940" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2504.19940</a>

Tom StaffordReport for this week's newsletter on the how "misinformation research" is being politicised <a href="https://tomstafford.substack.com/p/the-politicisation-of-misinformation" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tomstafford.substack.com/p/the-politicisation-of-misinformation</a>Pair with the incomparable expertise, and more forthright headline writing, of Alexios Mantzarlis"NSF takes Ignorance is Strength approach to misinformation research"<a href="https://fakedup.org/nsf-decides-ignorance-is-strength-on-misinfo-research/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fakedup.org/nsf-decides-ignorance-is-strength-on-misinfo-research/</a><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Misinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FactChecking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FactChecking</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NSF</a>

Weizenbaum-Institut“Meta’s recent changes are part of a larger shift by US tech companies to align with conservative leaders, which will have implications for global efforts towards information integrity.”New <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/wjds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wjds</a> paper by Ned Watt, Silvia Montaña-Niño, and Michelle Riedlinger:➡️ <a href="https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.2.1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.2.1</a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/FactChecking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FactChecking</a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Disinformation</a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/DigitalMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalMedia</a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/PlatformGovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PlatformGovernance</a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/ContentModeration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ContentModeration</a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/DigitalPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalPolitics</a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/DigitalDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalDemocracy</a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#research</a> <a href="https://social.bund.de/tags/socialscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#socialscience</a>

Sune AukenI just saw an apparent left-winger post a suave confident quote, then adamantly refuse an obvious and very well documented fact check of said quote. The contortions were a sight to behold.So, here's the thing. If you hold that one of the defining differences between us and the fascists is that we honor the truth - then accept compelling evidence when you see it.I blocked. We don't need to lie about awful people to show that they are awful. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Truth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Truth</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Evidence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Evidence</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FactChecking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FactChecking</a>

NotDennisBonvie 🇨🇦<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PierrePoilievre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PierrePoilievre</a> and his views about <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nazis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nazis</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nazism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nazism</a>. No, Pierre. You are wrong. National socialists were as socialist as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is democratic. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Factcheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Factcheck</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/factchecking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#factchecking</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canpoli</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Elections</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Elections2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Elections2025</a>

Paul GiulanThe <a href="https://federate.social/tags/European" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#European</a> Broadcasting <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Union</a> (EBU) launches <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Eurovision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Eurovision</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#News</a> Spotlight (ENS), a network of 18 public broadcasters to collaborate on <a href="https://federate.social/tags/FactChecking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FactChecking</a> and <a href="https://federate.social/tags/OSINT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OSINT</a> <a href="https://thedesk.net/2025/04/ebu-fact-checking-disinformation-unit/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://thedesk.net/2025/04/ebu-fact-checking-disinformation-unit/</a><a href="https://federate.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Europe</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#France</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/FR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FR</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Germany</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/DE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DE</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/ZDF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ZDF</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Spain</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/ES" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ES</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/BBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BBC</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedKingdom</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Britain</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/GB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GB</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Austria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Austria</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/AT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AT</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/YLE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#YLE</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Finland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Finland</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/FI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FI</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/CA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CA</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FactCheck</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#journalism</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#misinformation</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#disinformation</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/PublicService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicService</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#radio</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#intelligence</a>

Matthew MalthouseWell, this is rather delicious.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/factchecking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#factchecking</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MAGA</a>

NotDennisBonvie 🇨🇦Even though <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PierrePoilievre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PierrePoilievre</a> says he'll build homes, he tries to stop funding for housing. We need <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CBC</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RadioCanada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RadioCanada</a> to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/factcheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#factcheck</a> him. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#elections</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/elections2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#elections2025</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canpoli</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PCC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CPC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/factchecking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#factchecking</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SaveTheCBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SaveTheCBC</a>

Claudia KP1. Does McDonald's treat potatoes used for French fries with a highly toxic pesticide called 'Monitor'? 2. Do mRNA vaccines really change human genes?3. Are 'illegal immigrants' entitled to 'mainstream benefits' in the UK? ---Viral videos and posts on social media suggest this is the case. But they're not correct. Please check <a href="https://fullfact.org" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://fullfact.org</a> for unbiased information before you like and share posts like these. Some of the alleged facts are quite funny, really. (No, the sun and the moon are not the same size!)----Answers:1. The good news: no, at least not in the UK, EU, and US. The bad news: they used to, until 2008 (EU) and 2009 (US). 🤢2. No, mRNA vaccines don't change genes. 3. No. "Asylum seekers also aren’t eligible. Asylum seekers and those whose asylum claims have been rejected can apply for some financial support and housing if needed, however."<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Disinformation</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ViralPosts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ViralPosts</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/FactChecking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FactChecking</a>

NotDennisBonvie 🇨🇦<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PierrePoilievre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PierrePoilievre</a> should absolutely not be the prime minister of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canada</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canpoli</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CBC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Media</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FactChecking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FactChecking</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FactCheck</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poilievre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Poilievre</a>

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