Headlines For Nov. 22, 2021
CBC
Misinformation in the courtroom: How cases challenging COVID-19 restrictions in Alberta have shifted
Over the past 19 months, Alberta has seen church leaders, business owners and others challenge public health restrictions in the court system. But health law experts and far-right researchers say they’ve seen a shift in the nature of the court challenges in the province.
First Draft News
Austria’s lockdown for unvaccinated people falsely compared to Nazi policies
In the hours after the announcement of the lockdown, the following statements were made in the Facebook comment sections of Australian news publishers with millions of followers, on subreddits with millions of members, and in Australian Telegram groups with thousands of members.
The New York Times
How Fake News on Facebook Helped Fuel a Border Crisis in Europe
Social media worsened a migrant crisis on the border of Belarus and Poland and helped smugglers profit off desperate people trying to reach Europe.
CSIS
Social Media Misinformation and the 2022 Philippine Elections
The 2022 Philippine presidential race is getting crowded. Of the dozens of candidates who have filed their paperwork, there are five front-runners….. Meanwhile, the Philippines is struggling to emerge from the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic.
