Fighting Digital Deception in Canada
The Canadian Journalism Foundation's Natalie Turvey argues for action against the growing 'truth crisis' on social media.
Millions of Canadians are unsure what is real as they scroll through their feeds daily. Research by the Canadian Journalism Foundation shows that digital deception has become normalized online, threatening informed citizenship and democracy.
- More than half of Canadians encounter misleading content regularly.
- Nearly half have seen deepfake or AI-manipulated material.
- 30% report finding false or manipulated information presented as legitimate news several times a week.
- 17% come across it daily.
Young Canadians are most affected, with nearly 60% of 18- to 34-year-olds exposed to deceptive content daily or weekly.
Gen Z recognizes AI-manipulated media more than any other generation, with 53% saying they are able to spot it.
Author's summary: Canadians must act against digital deception.