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Reality Check

The Canadian information sphere beset by more mis- and disinformation than ever before, and Canada's National Observer is fact-checking the claims, rumours and accusations swirling through it. How can you separate fact from fiction? How can you tell when a claim sounds too good to be true? What are the issues most likely to attract bad information? 

That’s what we’re here for. Got a question? Email us at [email protected].

16 Articles
Prime Minister Mark Carney is depicted in this CNO illustration by Aja Otani.

Will Brookfield benefit if Mark Carney is elected?

In this edition of our fact-check series, we dig into claims that Mark Carney's election as Prime Minister will directly benefit his former employer, Brookfield Asset Management.
Reality Check
By
  • Emily Baron Cadloff
  • Rachel Gilmore
  • Analysis
  • Politics
April 25th 2025

Can we really reduce carbon emissions by sending LNG to India?

Pierre Poilievre has made the claim several times during the campaign, so we looked into it in our latest fact check.
Reality Check
By
  • Emily Baron Cadloff
  • Rachel Gilmore
  • Analysis
  • Energy
  • Politics
April 25th 2025

Did the Liberals try to strip religious groups of charitable status?

Sent to us by multiple readers, a claim comes from the Conservatives and a petition they are gathering signatures for on their website. The Conservative site says that the “NDP-Liberal-dominated finance committee” recommended that religious organizations be stripped of charitable status. 
Reality Check
By
  • Emily Baron Cadloff
  • Analysis
April 22nd 2025

Did Carney get Trump to back down on tariffs by manipulating US bonds?

A viral Substack post calls an alleged financial move by Mark Carney a “checkmate” against US president Donald Trump. Did that actually happen?
Reality Check
By
  • Emily Baron Cadloff
  • Analysis
April 22nd 2025

Is there really ‘no evidence of human remains’ at residential school sites?

During the scrum after the French debate, Drea Humphrey, a reporter with Rebel News, asked Jagmeet Singh a question in which she referenced human remains at residential schools, saying that “these claims have been disproven by bands that excavated and remain unproven by those that have not.”
Reality Check
By
  • Emily Baron Cadloff
  • Analysis
April 18th 2025

Is crime really going up?

Throughout his campaign, and during the debates, Pierre Poilievre has referenced the rising crime rates in Canada, and maligned the Liberals’ approach to crime. 
Reality Check
By
  • Emily Baron Cadloff
  • Analysis
April 18th 2025

Did Poilievre only build 6 homes when he was housing minister?

During both leaders' debates, Jagmeet Singh claimed that when Pierre Poilievre was housing minister, he only built six homes.
Reality Check
By
  • Emily Baron Cadloff
  • Analysis
April 18th 2025

Did Canadian Conservatives help Donald Trump get re-elected?

A reader asked our fact-checkers to dig in to a Facebook post that claims the Conservative Party of Canada played a role in Donald Trump's return to the White House. Here's what we found.
Reality Check
By
  • Emily Baron Cadloff
  • Analysis
  • Politics
April 15th 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney is depicted in this CNO illustration by Aja Otani.

Did Liberal Party staff place incriminating buttons at a Conservative event?

Our Tuesday Fact Check-up looks at a major political story that's been making waves this week.
Reality Check
By
  • Emily Baron Cadloff
  • Analysis
April 15th 2025

Did Carney meet with a Beijing-affiliated group?

Did Mark Carney actually have a "meeting" with a Chinese government-affiliated group?
Reality Check
By
  • Emily Baron Cadloff
  • Rachel Gilmore
  • Analysis
April 11th 2025

Are safe consumption sites effective?

We investigate Pierre Poilievre's campaign claims about safe consumption sites and former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson's role in the fentanyl crisis.
Reality Check
By
  • Emily Baron Cadloff
  • Rachel Gilmore
  • Analysis
  • Politics
April 11th 2025

Did the Indian government interfere in the Conservative leadership race?

We dig into claims that Pierre Poilievre may have been propped up by foreign actors on behalf of the Indian government.
Reality Check
By
  • Emily Baron Cadloff
  • Rachel Gilmore
  • Analysis
  • Politics
April 11th 2025

Can Canada reduce its carbon emissions while pumping more oil and gas?

At a press conference in Victoria on Monday, the Liberal leader was asked about how he can meet environmental goals and lower GHG emissions, while still increasing oil and gas production.
Reality Check
By
  • Emily Baron Cadloff
  • John Woodside
  • Analysis
April 8th 2025

Does Trump back Mark Carney's Liberals?

We dig into the claim that US President Donald Trump would rather work with Mark Carney and the Liberals.
Reality Check
By
  • Emily Baron Cadloff
  • Rachel Gilmore
  • Analysis
  • Politics
April 4th 2025

Will Conservatives cut health care spending?

In the debut of our new fact-checking series, we investigate Jagmeet Singh's claim that Pierre Poilievre is coming for your health care.
Reality Check
By
  • Emily Baron Cadloff
  • Rachel Gilmore
  • Analysis
  • Politics
April 4th 2025

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