Weaponizing fact-checking: What Canada needs to know
A strong fact-checking industry can stop the normalization of lying and advocate for policy changes. But the weaponization of fact-checking can cause irreversible harm.
Abde Amr (he/him) is a research assistant at Simon Fraser University’s Disinformation Project at the School of Communication. He examines fake news discourses on Canadian news media and social media. Follow him on Twitter at @AbdelrahmanAmr.
A strong fact-checking industry can stop the normalization of lying and advocate for policy changes. But the weaponization of fact-checking can cause irreversible harm.
We provide you with groundbreaking and timely progressive commentary and analysis on the key policy issues of the day. Help us keep the online Monitor free from paywalls. Donate a minimum of $35 today and you’ll also receive the print Monitor magazine in your mailbox six times a year.
Support the Monitor