Reality Bites
Dramatic rise in fake political content on social media as Canada prepares to vote | Canada | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/18/canada-fake-political-content-social-media
#fakenews #misinformation #disinformation #socialmedia #election
NDP wealth tax would raise $94.5B, pay for worker tax cut and health-care improvements | CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ndp-wealth-tax-would-raise-94-5b-pay-for-worker-tax-cut-and-health-care-improvements-1.7514340
Trump is demanding universities change policies or face defunding. Would Poilievre do the same? | CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/poilievre-trump-univrersities-defund-1.7512547
Rebel News owner Ezra Levant was ‘mentor’ to Poilievre, says author | CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/levant-rebel-poilievre-1.7514216
The Government Hid a Deadly E. Coli Outbreak
https://futurism.com/neoscope/government-hid-e-coli-outbreak
5 things federal party leaders keep getting wrong | CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/election-2025-fact-checking-1.7513874
US FDA suspends food safety quality checks after staff cuts | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-fda-suspends-food-safety-quality-checks-after-staff-cuts-2025-04-17/
Trump Turns Covid.gov Into a Lab Leak Theory Fan Page
https://gizmodo.com/trump-turns-covid-gov-into-a-conspiracy-theory-page-2000591397
Tesla accused of messing with odometers to get out of repair bills
https://www.engadget.com/transportation/evs/tesla-accused-of-messing-with-odometers-to-get-out-of-repair-bills-165625372.html
Conservative voters most likely to feel less safe than 10 years ago, Nanos poll finds
https://www.ctvnews.ca/federal-election-2025/article/most-canadians-feel-as-safe-or-safer-than-10-years-ago-nanos-poll-finds-conservative-voters-are-another-story/
Debates commission unaware Rebel News registered as advocacy group, official says | CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/rebel-news-rightwing-media-press-conferences-debates-1.7512714
Complaints to Sask. ombudsman increased 11% in 2024: report | CBC News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/ombudsman-compaints-increased-1.7513641
Fact check: Trump falsely claims gas prices hit $1.98 in some states | CNN Politics
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/17/politics/fact-check-trump-gas-prices-false-claims
Trump Weaponizes Bureaucratic Review to Stop Offshore Wind Project
https://gizmodo.com/trump-weaponizes-bureaucratic-review-to-stop-offshore-wind-project-2000590921
#DonaldTrump #climatechange #crisis #green #energy #wind #unitedstates
Canada election: Green party co-leader on debate exclusion
https://www.ctvnews.ca/federal-election-2025/article/green-party-of-canada-exploring-legal-options-after-debate-exclusion-pedneault/
Report finds Pierre Poilievre told the most lies at last night’s leaders’ debate
https://cultmtl.com/2025/04/report-finds-pierre-poilievre-told-the-most-lies-at-last-nights-leaders-debate/
Google is a monopoly in online ad tech, Federal judge rules
https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/google-is-a-monopoly-in-online-ad-tech-federal-judge-rules-151531919.html
Scientists find promising hints of life on distant planet K2-18b
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c39jj9vkr34o
