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  • Fact Check: CBC Did NOT Report MAID Suggested For 'Angry Young Men With No Prospects' -- Article Was Fake

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    Did the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation publish an article that suggested offering Medical Assistance in Dying, also known as MAID, to "angry young men with no prospects" to combat "growing ideological extremism"? No, that's not true: CBC confirmed to Lead Stories that the news outlet did not publish such a story. The image in the post on X included a photo…

    • Jul 26, 2024
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
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    Is Canada killing autistic people without their consent? No, that's not true: The implication in a social media post, with a screenshot of a news article, that a man's perfectly healthy daughter who is on the autism spectrum could be killed with Canada's MAID program is false. MAID -- an acronym for "medical assistance in dying" -- does not kill…

    • Apr 10, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Canada Is NOT Killing Autistic People Without Their Consent Adult Choice
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    • Jul 28, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Pope Francis Did NOT Say 'Alcoholics, Autistic And Disabled People Should Be Euthanized' To 'Fight Climate Change' No Record
  • Fact Check: Canada Is NOT 'Killing Poor People'

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    Is Canada killing poor people? No, that's not true: Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) is legal in Canada but "being poor as your only 'condition' would clearly not meet the eligibility criteria for MAID," Canadian law professor Jocelyn Downie told Lead Stories. Applicants must meet all of five criteria. Economic trouble, poverty or any related term is not one of…

    • Aug 25, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Canada Is NOT 'Killing Poor People' Not A Criteria
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