In a effort to fight false and misleading information about COVID-19, the federal government is ready to spend $3-million to keep Canadians aware.
The Minister of Canadian Heritage announced the plan, to fight misleading claims on-line, with a number of tools and workshops.
The government says false information can lead to racism and stigmatization.
Upstream ($95,000)
Project: Information in the Age of COVID-19
MediaSmarts ($654,134)
Project: Critical Thinking in the Digital Age: Countering Coronavirus Misinformation
Société de l’Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick ($434,725)
Project: Portail de vérification des faits sur le COVID-19 / Fact-Checking portal on COVID-19
COVID-19 : Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec ($330,164)
Project: Dépister la désinfo / COVID-19 : Track the facts
Institute for Canadian Citizenship ($490,880)
Project: Supporting New Canadian Citizens: Dispelling Discriminatory Disinformation Around COVID-19
Digital Public Square ($679,176)
Project: Countering Disinformation Relating to COVID-19
Metro Toronto Chinese & Southeast Asian Legal Clinic ($301,904)
Project: Empowering, Engaging and Equipping Canadians to Combat Anti-Asian Racism through Online Resources and Social Media: A Study to Advance Policy Development and Systemic Change
Asian Environmental Association ($64,660)
Project: Combating COVID-19 disinformation in Vancouver’s Chinese and Vietnamese language communities
