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Canadas New Far Right A Trove Of Private Chat Room

Shannon Carranco writing for The Globe and Mail Dank told the online group that he was using his position as a student teacher to influence young minds. These people are despicable. The story goes on to tell the story of a Canadian Armed Forces member. He also described an incident in Canada in which a Jewish military colleague complained that Rusty and other soldiers were being anti-Semitic. Rusty said he responded by arranging several handguns in the shape of a swastika on the Jewish soldier’s desk.
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In Push For 2020 Election Security Top Official Was Warned

Eric Schmitt, David E. Sanger and Maggie Haberman writing for The New York Times: But in a meeting this year, Mick Mulvaney, the White House chief of staff, made it clear that Mr. Trump still equated any public discussion of malign Russian election activity with questions about the legitimacy of his victory. According to one senior administration official, Mr. Mulvaney said it “wasn’t a great subject and should be kept below his level.”
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The Problem Isnt Sharing Misinformation Online Its Believing It

So, when social media platforms are merely a vessel for sharing information, one of many vessels these groups have at their disposal, what must be addressed is the “why.” Why is misinformation so readily believed? The long-term solution isn’t censoring the information that people share; it’s educating our society to evaluate and determine information as scientific and factual. This is what I’ve been saying for a while. The only way to combat this is through education. We need to bring back scepticism. Remember the saying “Don’t believe everything you read”?
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