Headlines For Nov. 25, 2021
The Western Producer
Organization takes aim at misinformation
A new grassroots organization has been launched to provide consumers with accurate information about agriculture. Canada Food Facts for Consumers (C3FC) plans on educating consumers to counter misinformation. “Our goal is really to demonstrate that Canadian food and Canadian agriculture and agri-food is world class, sustainable, healthy and delicious,” said Chris Day, one of the founders of C3FC, at a media event.
CBC Canada
Canada’s climate change efforts going from ‘failure to failure,’ says commissioner’s report
Despite three decades of effort, Canada’s carbon emissions have risen 20 per cent since 1990, the country remains unprepared for climate disasters and subsidies for the oil and gas sector have not delivered promised emission reductions, say new reports from the federal government’s chief environmental watchdog.
Bradford Today
‘Rage’: Canadian docs speak out against threats over COVID-19 public health measures
Both the Canadian and Ontario medical associations believe that intentional bullying directed at physicians and health-care workers is a crime and should be actively prosecuted…… Kassam said the campaign of misinformation and dissent is not only a problem in Ontario but one that has escalated throughout Canada, the United States, Britain and Europe.
Toronto Star
The problem with anti-vaxxers is what to do about them
Every anti-vaxxer is a symptom. For some it’s a symptom of institutional mistrust, built over years or even generations; for some it’s misinformation-fueled mania, and a loss of the connection to reality. There’s always a reason. The problem is what to do about them. Canada’s anti-vaccine population isn’t big, but it’s big enough to cause problems.
United Nations
Are you sure you want to share that? Sorting online fact from fiction
Since the creation of the World Wide Web, we have had access to more information than ever before. However, we are also bombarded with dangerous disinformation. The UN’s Verified campaign has launched an online course to help us decide which is which, and protect vulnerable people from potential harm.
The Organization for World Peace
Facebook Fueling Violence And Instability Across The Globe
Recent revelations show that Facebook has been fueling violence and instability across the globe. As algorithms amplify divisive content and moderating efforts prove ineffective or otherwise negligent, hate speech proliferates across the social media platform. Although Facebook was well aware of these “real world” harms, the company willingly disregarded them in pursuit of profit.
