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The Globe and Mail

English-language daily newspaper in Canada

Fact-Checks

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Dec 1, 2025
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What has Mark Carney accomplished as PM

Mark Carney became Canada’s 24th prime minister in March 2025 after winning the Liberal leadership and then leading the party to a plurality in the 2025 election; his government has focused on housing...

Jan 13, 2026
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Can US invade Canada

A conventional U.S. invasion of Canada is technically feasible in that the U.S. military is far larger and could win many pitched battles, but it is politically, legally and practically highly unlikel...

Dec 5, 2025
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You will own nothing and be happy

The phrase “You’ll own nothing and be happy” originated in a 2016 essay by Danish politician Ida Auken and was amplified by a World Economic Forum (WEF) 2018 video capturing a prediction for 2030 . Fa...

Dec 15, 2025

What is a torque ball and how does it work?

The TorqueBall is described by its maker as a palm-sized gyroscopic exercise device that strengthens hands, wrists and forearms by spinning an internal rotor and using wrist motion to generate adaptiv...

Nov 28, 2025

Did Charlie Kirk say he’s homophobic

Available reporting shows multiple outlets and public figures described Charlie Kirk’s rhetoric as homophobic, transphobic, or anti-LGBTQ+, and some quoted or summarized his own statements on transgen...

Dec 13, 2025

torque ball

TorqueBall is a brand of palm-sized gyroscopic hand exercisers marketed to strengthen hands, wrists and forearms and to relieve pain; manufacturer sites describe automatic adaptive resistance, an LCD ...

Dec 10, 2025

What audio or video evidence exists of Charlie Kirk making racist remarks and where to find it?

Multiple news outlets and fact-checkers document audio and video instances where Charlie Kirk made comments widely described as racist; notable excerpts include his “Black pilot” remark and a podcast ...

Nov 16, 2025

Which dictators did Trump invite to the White House during his presidency?

Available reporting in the provided results shows that President Donald Trump hosted at least El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele and Syria’s Ahmed al‑Sharaa at the White House during his presidency (see cover...

Jan 13, 2026

Laura Robinson Canadian sports journalist

Laura Robinson is a Canadian sports journalist and author best known for three decades of investigative work exposing sexual abuse and racial and gender discrimination in Canadian sport, including a 1...

Dec 15, 2025

Which TV interviews did rob reiner call maga leaders fascists and when did they air?

Rob Reiner repeatedly used TV interviews and cable appearances to label Donald Trump and some MAGA leaders as threats to democracy, asking “Do we want fascism or do we want to continue the 248 years o...

Nov 27, 2025

How many times did Pam Bondi meet with Donald Trump at Mar-a-lago between 2011 and 2019?

Available sources in this packet do not provide a clear count of how many times Pam Bondi met with Donald Trump at Mar‑a‑Lago between 2011 and 2019; reporting mentions specific events and meetings inv...

Nov 21, 2025

What are Charlie Kirk's views on authoritarianism?

Charlie Kirk is widely portrayed in the supplied reporting as a confrontational, far‑right activist who embraced provocative rhetoric on immigration, race, gender and institutions, and whose tactics—d...

Oct 29, 2025

who pays for this site?

Google committed to pay a CAD 100 million annual fund that it has sent to the Canadian Journalism Collective to distribute to eligible Canadian news publishers; that payment is the single most repeate...

Jan 20, 2026

Has Julie green been vetted by any authorative figures?

The name "Julie Green" refers to at least two public figures in the provided reporting — a recently elected Minnesota lawmaker listed on Ballotpedia (Julie Greene) and an artist/professor profiled by ...

Jan 19, 2026

Are there public records, emails, or minutes documenting Carney's fiscal/monetary advice to Trudeau?

Available reporting shows Mark Carney served as an informal economic adviser to Justin Trudeau — notably at the start of the COVID-19 crisis — but the materials supplied do not identify any released p...

Jan 19, 2026

Did Martin Luther King Jr ever visit Canada?

Martin Luther King Jr. did visit Canada: the most definitive, well-documented trip was in 1967 when he delivered the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s Massey Lectures in Toronto, a visit recorded by...

Jan 16, 2026

What specific pediatric and rare‑cancer NIH‑funded trials were reported by academic medical centers to have been paused or closed in 2025?

Academic medical centers reported that multiple NIH‑funded pediatric and rare‑cancer trials were paused or closed in 2025, most visibly those run through pediatric brain‑tumor networks: the Pediatric ...

Jan 8, 2026

Which major U.S. companies have announced relocations to Canada in 2025?

Available reporting assembled for this query documents a rising trend of U.S. companies and foreign firms considering production, talent or operational moves to Canada in 2025, but the sources provide...

Jan 4, 2026

Has Charlie Kirk made racist or homophobic public statements with verified evidence?

Public reporting shows that Charlie Kirk frequently made provocative statements on race and LGBTQ topics that many outlets and political figures labeled racist or homophobic, and fact-checkers have ve...

Jan 3, 2026

How many US companies have moved to Canada since 2020?

There is no authoritative, published tally in the provided reporting that quantifies exactly how many U.S. companies have relocated to Canada since 2020; government and journalistic sources describe a...