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Warren Kinsella's Daisy Group settles with former employee accused of Project Cactus leak
Daisy Group, the consulting firm run by political strategist Warren Kinsella, has reached a settlement with a former employee it was suing for $1 million.
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Recordings reveal details of campaign to attack Maxime Bernier, PPC as racists before election
Audio recordings shared with CBC News reveal political strategist Warren Kinsella told employees working on a campaign against the People's Party of Canada to let "the hatred you have for Maxime Bernier wash over you like a purifying force."
Robocalls tell voters to head to the polls a day late
Elections Canada says it has received reports of misleading robocalls made to voters suggesting voting actually takes place on Tuesday — the day after election day.
Kinsella consulting firm worked to 'seek and destroy' Bernier's PPC party, documents say
Warren Kinsella’s Daisy Group consulting firm was behind a social media campaign to put the People’s Party of Canada on the defensive and keep leader Maxime Bernier out of the federal leaders’ debates, according to documents provided to CBC News.
Canadians' misperceptions about immigration reflect disinformation online: experts
A recent poll from the Angus Reid Institute suggested most Canadians didn't understand where immigrants to Canada come from or how many are refugees.
Trudeau 'blackface' discussion surged online and then waned after 3 days, report finds
The day Time magazine published its report on a photo of Justin Trudeau wearing blackface, discussion exploded online. But less than a week later, online posts about the scandal had all but disappeared, according to new research from McGill University.
An old photo of Stephen Harper in Indigenous garb is being misrepresented online
In an attempt to defend the images of Justin Trudeau in blackface, people are sharing an out-of-context photo of former prime minister Stephen Harper from when he was named an honorary chief.
An old photo of Stephen Harper in Indigenous garb is being misrepresented online
In an attempt to defend the images of Justin Trudeau in blackface, people are sharing an out-of-context photo of former prime minister Stephen Harper from when he was named an honorary chief.
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Canada banning Christian demonstrations? How a private member's bill sprouted fake news
A story with a headline claiming Canada was going to "Ban Christians from Demonstrating in Public," grew from an online ecosystem of spin and scare tactics. CBC News tracked this particular example back through time on social media to uncover where it came from and how it evolved over time.
False online rumour claims RCMP chief is married to Bill Morneau's cousin
Despite a lack of evidence, many people were quick to share a rumour of a family connection between Brenda Lucki and the finance minister, and to claim the relationship is the reason why the RCMP has not launched a formal investigation into the SNC-Lavalin affair.