Kara R

Paediatric nurse, dementia consultant, mom of 10, social scientist. Lover of cooking, reading, & dancing. Trivia fiend. Self-proclaimed geek.

[Theo Moudakis @TheoMoudakis]

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[ForMYCanada @ForMYCanada]

☀️ Good morning Canada. Welcome to my misinformation edition

🇨🇦 Canada politics

Today’s theme: how misinformation spreads through influencer networks and social media.

• A viral claim from commentator Marc Nixon cited a “poll” from Maple Polling claiming Mark Carney had 77.1% negative approval.

When questioned and compared with legitimate polling data, Maple Polling deleted the tweet. The misinformation had already reached ~19K impressions.

• A second viral claim alleged Carney was booed on a jumbotron clip at a sports event. The claim was circulated by accounts including Tracy Wilson and echoed by others.

The accompanying TSN video clip contains no audible booing.

• Claims that Canada is planning to join the European Union also circulated online. While commentator Mario Zelaya framed this as a serious Liberal proposal, there is no government policy or negotiation suggesting Canada could or would join the European Union.

• Another viral post suggested Bill C‑9 (Canada) could criminalize passages from the Bible. In reality, the bill concerns judicial discipline procedures and does not regulate religious speech.

• Jasmine Laine claimed Carney ignored French speakers until campaigning in Terrebonne. Yet Carney’s public engagements in Quebec pre-date that event.

📉 Pattern:
Unverified claims → viral posts → impressions accumulate → corrections rarely travel as far.

This is just in the last week.

Pluralistic democracies depend on evidence-based debate, not viral narratives.

You have coffee ☕️, I’ll pour myself a glass of wine 🍷

#GoodMorning #Canada #cdnpoli #MediaLiteracy #Misinformation

[Theo Moudakis @TheoMoudakis]

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[Kara R @karathebooknerd]

@ESL_fairy It was absolutely disgusting how many EAs were surplussed out from last year to this, while enrolment of kids with extra needs grew exponentially.

[Kara R @karathebooknerd]

@goodreads

[Kara R @karathebooknerd]

@ESL_fairy We need to do the same thing with TVDSB.

[Theo Moudakis @TheoMoudakis]

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[Ben Cohen @YoBenCohen]

After 47 years, Jerry has made the difficult decision to step down from the company we built together. I’m sharing his words as he resigns from Ben & Jerry’s. His legacy deserves to be true to our values, not silenced by @MagnumGlobal #FreeBenAndJerrys

[Kara R @karathebooknerd]

@TheoMoudakis @TorontoStar Can someone start a petition for this to actually happen, please?!?!?!?!

[Theo Moudakis @TheoMoudakis]

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[Margaret E Atwood @MargaretAtwood]

Here's a piece of literature by me, suitable for seventeen-year-olds in Alberta schools, unlike -- we are told -- The Handmaid's Tale. (Sorry, kids; your Minister of Education thinks you are stupid babies.)

John and Mary were both very, very good children. They never picked their noses or had bowel movements or zits. They grew up and married each other, and produced five perfect children without ever having sex. Although they claimed to be Christian, they paid no attention to what Jesus actually said about the poor and the Good Samaritan and forgiving your enemies and such; instead, they practised selfish rapacious capitalism, because they worshipped Ayn Rand. (Though they ignored the scene in The Fountainhead where “welcomed rape” is advocated, because who wants to dwell, and also that would have involved sex and would de facto be pornographic. Well, it kind of is, eh?) Oh, and they never died, because who wants to dwell on, you know, death and corpses and yuk? So they lived happily ever after. But while they were doing that The Handmaid’s Tale came true and Danielle Smith found herself with a nice new blue dress but no job. The end.

[Kara R @karathebooknerd]

@gator_gum Just in case people keep questioning validity ... Ana posted it and Pierre shared it.
https://t.co/DC53NeyLKn

[Pierre Poilievre @PierrePoilievre]

We’re back.

[🇨🇦 Nico Carney, Purr Minister of Canada @CarneyPurr67561]

Tonight, I'm happy to announce that the Catnadian government has secured a historic trade agreement with the penguins of Heard Island and the McDonald Islands. Both cats and birds agree that these human tariffs are stupid and that there's too much fish at stake. 😺🇨🇦🤝🐧🇦🇺

[Kara R @karathebooknerd]

@RandomSecretary They wanna know if you're available to attend the next Coldplay concert...

[Kara R @karathebooknerd]

@ESL_fairy I miss being on the shore of Lake Huron. It was my place to escape to quiet my brain when stressed. I moved an hour away 11 years ago, so only get back there every so often.

[Kara R @karathebooknerd]

@Kidsdoc1Rick I had suggested two Ontario wines... D'Ont Poke the Bear, followed by Sibling Rivalry. 😂

[Kara R @karathebooknerd]

@deloisivete A close second would be Sibling Rivalry ... it's also an Ontario, Canada wine and is available in white or red.

[Kara R @karathebooknerd]

@deloisivete D'Ont Poke the Bear ... it's from Ontario Canada... there are white, red, and rosé options.

[Kara R @karathebooknerd]

@grok @geysergod_ @CfcSubzero @GarbageHuman24 @Rad_Reflections @ADL @grok Does someone go in and manipulate or change your answers after the fact? You've had fairly level-headed answers prior to this thread.

[Kara R @karathebooknerd]

@goodreads