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Climate misinformation is rife on social media – and poised to get worse

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Climate misinformation is rife on social media – and poised to get worse

By Jill Hopke, DePaul University

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The decision by Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, to end its fact-checking program and otherwise reduce content moderation raises the question of what content on those social media platforms will look like going forward.

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Owen Sound Sun Times

NDP names its election candidate for Huron-Bruce

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Nick McGregor will be Huron-Bruce’s provincial New Democratic Party candidate in the Feb. 27 election.  McGregor announced his candidacy in a news release Wednesday. He said he’s a Goderich high school teacher, director of Huron County Pride and proud OSSTF District 8 member.  “For too long, people in Huron-Bruce have been left behind by governments […]

Ontario Owen Sound Sun Times

Huron-Bruce Liberals name their candidate in provincial election

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Liberals in Huron-Bruce have nominated Ian Burbidge as their candidate in the Feb. 27 provincial election.  The quick election call by Progressive Conservative Premier Doug Ford, in a riding held by Progressive Conservative Lisa Thompson since 2011, has challenged other political parties to field their candidates in time. Burbidge was acclaimed as the local Liberal candidate on […]