Fighting Digital Deception in Canada
According to Natalie Turvey of the Canadian Journalism Foundation, Canadians are facing a growing "truth crisis" due to AI-manipulated media and deepfakes on social media.
Millions of Canadians are exposed to uncertain information on their feeds daily, with research showing 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 particularly 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.