Climate misinformation is becoming a national security threat. Canada isn’t ready for it.

By Sadaf Mehrabi, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University

When a crisis strikes, rumours and conspiracy theories often spread faster than emergency officials can respond and issue corrections.

In Canada, social media posts have falsely claimed wildfires were intentionally set, that evacuation orders were government overreach or that smoke maps were being manipulated. In several communities, people delayed leaving because they were unsure which information to trust.

This wasn’t just online noise. It directly shaped how…

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