The Canadian media landscape was rocked this week by a wave of sobering news from Corus Entertainment, the parent company behind Global News. Following a difficult round of layoffs that saw 43 positions eliminated nationally—28 of which were in Alberta alone—the company found itself caught in a different kind of crisis: a firestorm of misinformation. As the dust settled on the staff reductions, which hit critical roles like technical control room staff, producers, and editors, a dangerous rumor began to circulate online. The whisper, amplified by social media accounts and, remarkably, an AI-generated summary, falsely claimed that Global News was…

The summer of 2026 brought with it more than just record-breaking temperatures; it ushered in a wave of digital misinformation that turned our climate crisis into fuel for conspiracy theories. As sweltering heat gripped Europe and North America, leading to thousands of tragic excess deaths, some people turned to social media to find answers. Instead of looking at cold, hard climate data, many found solace in wild, unverified claims—some even generated by AI—suggesting that these heatwaves were not natural phenomena, but rather the result of sinister, man-made “directed energy weapons” or solar flare manipulation. These narratives, while imaginative, carry a…