By Daniel Dale, CNN
On Wednesday, we debunked a bunch of false claims about the ongoing Canadian protests against vaccine mandates, Covid-19 restrictions and the Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
But there are still a bunch more false claims swirling on this subject. Supporters of the protests — which involve a minority of Canadian truckers, plus far-right activists and a variety of other citizens — continue to promote inaccurate information, some of it complete fiction.
Here’s a breakdown of three of the falsehoods that were circulating on social media on Thursday.
Some supporters of the protests have shared an image of a letter supposedly signed by Trudeau and his chief of staff, Katie Telford.
The letter includes a supposed offer from Trudeau to meet with protest participants for a specific amount of time that varies depending on whether they are truckers and when they got vaccinated. One example: “2 Minutes per Trucker that can show proof of vaccination received prior to February 8th.”
The letter was posted on a Reddit page supporting former President Donald Trump and by various users of Twitter, TikTok and Telegram.
Facts First: The letter is fake, Trudeau spokesperson Cameron Ahmad confirmed to CNN.
In addition to its bizarre substance, the letter has other obvious signs of phoniness: grammatical errors, inconsistent formatting and a title (“Ottawa Convoy Protesters”) oddly placed above the logo of the...
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