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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 24, 2026
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what is the tariff for lumber going to the United States from Canada?

Current on softwood lumber are layered and shifting: as of late‑2025 the imposed a 10% tariff on softwood timber and lumber effective October 14, 2025, on top of existing Commerce Department anti‑dump...

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...

Jan 27, 2026

How likely is the USA to invade Canada?

The chance of the mounting a conventional military is, based on reporting and expert commentary, vanishingly small—analysts in multiple outlets call it “unlikely,” “extremely unlikely” or “effectively...

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...

Dec 5, 2025

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...

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...

Feb 1, 2026

What is the origin of the 'Skippy' nickname for John Podesta?

The nickname "Skippy" for traces to inside-Washington workplace lore: it originated as a joking shorthand among staffers for Podesta’s sharper, chastising alter ego—an “evil twin” used to describe his...

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 ...

Jan 27, 2026

Have any verified fact-checks addressed claims that Biden called Americans garbage?

Verified fact‑checking outlets did examine whether “called garbage” and concluded that the claim was misleading: analyzed the video and transcript and described the context as Biden condemning racist ...

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...

Feb 1, 2026

Did David Eby hide money from dealing with Chinese

No credible evidence in the supplied reporting shows Premier David Eby “hid money” from dealings with actors; the documents and articles provided instead describe Eby raising alarms about alleged Chin...

Jan 27, 2026

How many Canadians have been detained by ice?

Official Canadian reporting in mid‑2025 put the number of then in custody at about 55, a figure cited publicly . Subsequent media and opposition party analyses expanded that window and found many more...

Jan 28, 2026

Is Dark enlightenment an active political movement in the current administration?

(also called neoreaction or NRx) is an anti-democratic, intellectual current whose founders include and , and whose ideas have moved from obscure blogs into conversations among some tech billionaires ...

Jan 31, 2026

Alberta independency vota

A citizen-initiative petition to trigger an independence referendum is in active signature collection from January 3 to May 2, 2026, with proponents required to submit roughly 177,732 valid signatures...

Jan 25, 2026

trump declares war on canada

There is no reporting in the provided sources that has declared war on ; instead, the record shows an escalation of hostile rhetoric and economic threats — primarily a repeated public threat to impose...

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...

Jan 31, 2026

Is Ontario Premier Doug Ford involved with and supporting organized crime?

Public reporting contains decades-old allegations tying and his wider family to drug activity in , and critics point to questionable appointments and policy moves as evidence of tolerance for miscondu...

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...