The amount of disinformation online and offline has increased exponentially since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Individuals, groups and sometimes countries are taking advantage of fear and uncertainty to spread false and harmful information. In this week's FACTizenship Newsletter, we discuss Radio-Québec and its founder Alexis Cossette-Trudel, who together, form one of the largest conspiracy networks in Quebec, Canada. We also share the reasons why Facebook and other Internet platforms have decided to suspend the network's accounts and content.
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