On our next episode, we look into a report from Ontario’s Auditor General about the procurement process for AI Scribe companies used in the province’s healthcare system. 📸 Credits in the full episode this Sunday at 8 📺 Link in bio 🔗 for our episodes and other special content!

Imagine spending your savings on fine art... only to find out it was fake! On @Big [If True] we explore the murky world of art forgeries. Jonathan Sommer from Arts Experts Canada Inc. shares the surprising places his team has found allegedly FAKE Morriseau paintings #art

This week on @Big [If True] film director Jamie Kastner talks about “There Are No Fakes,” a @tvodocs.bsky.social Original that inspired a massive @thunderbaypolice.bsky.social & OPP investigation resulting in 40 charges vs 8 ppl & recovery of 1,000+ allegedly FAKE Morrisseau art pieces.

Have you heard? PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) was recently renamed to PMOS (polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome). That change was spearheaded by Dr. Helena Teede from @monashuniversity.bsky.social who was on our show last fall, explaining why the previous name was misleading. #pmos #pcos

Misinformation central - @caulfieldtim.bsky.social a doc maker & professor from @ualberta.bsky.social @ualbertalaw.bsky.social explains how the #manosphere sells a fantasy not backed by science. Full episode on Youtube @Big [If True]

The #manosphere full of so many lies, exploiting men in search of answers & community. A massive grievance farm: create rage & market regressive answers for that rage. Enjoyed discussing challenge on @bigiftruetvo.bsky.social: The Manosphere www.tvo.org/video/the-ma...

Yay that’s us @bigiftruetvo.bsky.social with our FIRST field piece 🎉

The @waybackmachine.bsky.social has more than a BILLION archived web pages - lawyers, researchers, journos & the public rely on it to view deleted or modified content online... now it's at risk. Learn about the @archive.org this Sunday at 8 PM on TVO or Youtube @Big [If True]

The @archive.org is a treasure trove of digital history, but what happens if it's at risk? @utoronto.ca Faculty of Info Associate Professor Evan Light unpacks how platforms like X & AI tools are replacing diverse perspectives with narrow, uniform answers, and why that's a threat to truth. #archive

False info spreads SO FAST – but why? @carloshem.bsky.social from Fundacion @maldita.es.web.brid.gy helps us understand why this is particularly dangerous in the humanitarian sector. FULL episode this Sunday at 8 PM on TVO or YouTube @Big [If True] #humanitarian #humanitariancrisis

How good is AI at spotting conspiracies online? @gordpennycook.bsky.social from @cornelluniversity.bsky.social helps us understand the spread of conspiracies this Sunday at 8 PM on @tvotoday.bsky.social & Youtube @Big [If True] #conspiracy #conspiracytheories #misinformation

How do conspiracy theories impact democracy? Mika Desblancs-Patel from @meo-cdmrn.bsky.social weighs in. Learn about his team's report on conspiratorial claims next Sunday at 8 PM on @tvotoday.bsky.social or Youtube @bigiftruetvo.bsky.social #conspiracies #conspiracytheories

As you’ve likely noticed, there’s a NEW method of waging war online. Highly produced, AI-generated videos are flooding the internet from both sides of the #USIranCrisis. Munk School @utoronto.ca Prof Jason Stanley explains what's different from past propaganda https://www.youtube.com/@BigIfTrueTVO

Watched those cheeky #Lego videos yet? Pro-Iranian messaging is flooding socials with the White House also playing the propaganda game. We ask @mjgault.bsky.social from @404media.co who’s winning? WATCH War Slopaganda Sunday at 8pm on our channel #IranWar #uspoli

We all have that uncle or aunt that shares wild #conspiracytheories at family get togethers. @gordpennycook.bsky.social from @cornelluniversity.bsky.social helps us navigate these difficult conversations next Sunday at 8 PM on @tvotoday.bsky.social & Youtube @bigiftruetvo.bsky.social

Rebecca Steckly, President of Ontario Funeral Service Association says she's seeing more and more obituaries scraped from funeral sites and posted on external webpages, further upsetting grieving families. #cdnpoli #obituary

Meet Kathryn Van Ameyde from @cityofwinnipeg.bsky.social spearheading a petition to the House of Commons to ban the modification of obituaries in Canada. Here's how she felt when she saw her father’s tribute altered online. #cdnpoli

Should you be worried about false health information and deepfake doctors? YES. Incredible journalism here from TVO. Love to see the work of @indicator.media featured. Our team is committed to making sure all Canadians are safe from online harm. It's going to take all of us to fight back.

Do you know if your #doctor has a clean slate? Stacey Kuznetsova from @ijbstories.bsky.social was part of a global investigation into how some doctors with questionable pasts can move to new countries, take new jobs without the public knowing #cdnpoli #doctors #medicine

In a world of constant journalism cuts, investigative work is among the first to go. @emmajarratt.bsky.social from @ijbstories.bsky.social believes in holding power to account. Her multi-year investigation found lawyers' disciplinary pasts are sometimes withheld from the public #law #cdnpoli

Have you noticed fake AI-generated doctors trying to get your attention online? @jonathanjarry.bsky.social a science communicator from @mcgill.ca did some sleuthing to find out what they're trying to sell and who they're targeting #AI #misinformation #disinformation #health

Is the doctor you're seeing online even real? Watch our full episode about doctor deepfakes this Sunday at 8 with the wonderful Dr. Margot Burnell from @cmadocs.bsky.social, @caulfieldtim.bsky.social and more: youtu.be/uigC-3syWOc

The doctor is fake. So are the studies. The millions of views are very real. Watch @jonathanjarry.bsky.social speak about medical misinformation on @bigiftruetvo.bsky.social, Sunday at 8pm

Fake and deepfaked doctors are all the rage online. It’s part of a bigger problem impacting Canadians who told the @cmadocs.bsky.social they encounter health misinformation at least occasionally. We ask @ualbertalaw.bsky.social @ualbertasph.bsky.social Professor @caulfieldtim.bsky.social about it.

AI is drastically changing the music industry. @joshokane.bsky.social from the @theglobeandmail.com talks to us about copyright, AI artists, and making synthetic music at home #music #AI #cdnpoli #culture

Yesterday, the mother of a Tumbler Ridge Shooting victim filed a lawsuit against OpenAI – the makers of ChatGPT. With growing concerns about product safety and product liability, we recently explored this topic on AI Chatbot Lawsuits. Watch our full episode about the topic here: youtu.be/VAVpaUEpcuE

Our new episode about AI Music is OUT! 🤖🎶 Watch it here: https://youtu.be/grmIes3ax5I

Is the music you listen to made by a human? @vassb.bsky.social from @canadianshieldinstitute.ca joins us to talk about why regulation is needed as the music industry changes its tune towards AI. #music #ArtificialIntelligence #cdnpoli #AI

Should there be more regulations for AI models? Lawyer Meetali Jain joins us to answer: https://www.youtube.com/@BigIfTrueTVO

Our episode about the lawsuits against AI chatbot companies is OUT! Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAVpaUEpcuE

Well worth the wait! Our new @bigiftruetvo.bsky.social studio on full display - join us Sunday on TV or Youtube when we get into the ‘The Disinformation Games’ #Olympics2026 #winterolympics

Disinformation is problematic. Pretending it's true because you feel a certain way or expect an outcome is still spreading disinfo.

In our upcoming episode about the lawsuits against #AI companies, Etienne Brisson joins us to share the story of how he founded The Human Line Project after he says a loved one fell for an AI-induced psychosis: https://www.youtube.com/@BigIfTrueTVO

How did Russia insert itself in the Winter Olympics? NewsGuard's Alice Lee joins us to answer: https://youtu.be/nM_CcsQGaEw?si=Dmqile0x6r_eCcRh

Our episode on the spread of disinformation during this year's Winter Olympics is OUT NOW! https://youtu.be/nM_CcsQGaEw

Our episode on the spread of disinformation during the Olympics comes out TODAY! We'll have DisinfoWatch's founder Marcus Kolga once again. Don't miss out! https://youtu.be/nM_CcsQGaEw

Meetali Jain is the director and founder of the Tech Justice Law Project and is one of the lawyers behind multiple lawsuits against #AI companies, alleging that #chatbots can be dangerous and manipulative. Watch the full episode next Sunday at 8: https://www.youtube.com/

Check out this collaboration between @theijf.org and TVO on fake autism cures and treatments being sold on Facebook!

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Our new episode in collab with the IJF is OUT NOW! Watch it here: youtu.be/j8hmuGR340k

We loved having you, Bethany! @theijf.org @bethanylindsay.bsky.social great job on the story too 👏

I'm diving back into the world of unproven and risky autism treatments. Thanks to undercover mom Melissa Eaton, @theijf.org is exposing an unapproved cream being sold to parents on Facebook. Read my collaboration with @bigiftruetvo.bsky.social: theijf.org/article/fake...

"None of this is easy, and there’s no guarantee it’ll change anyone’s mind. I’ve seen how deeply entrenched conspiratorial thinking can become, and how difficult it can be to reverse it. But we owe it to autistic kids to try." — @bethanylindsay.bsky.social (@theijf.org)

There is NO CURE for #autism still scammers sell UNPROVEN treatments to desperate parents. Dr. Melanie Penner, Sr. Clinician at Holland Bloorview Hospital, says she hears about wild treatments every day! Learn about the latest scams in our collab with the IJF this Sunday at 8 PM @tvo #ASD

What's a tip for spotting fake grassroots movements? Beatrice Wayne, of the Samara Centre for Democracy, gives us a few tips: youtu.be/h9Yq6N_ir3o?...

In our latest episode, Indicator co-founder @craigsilverman.bsky.social talked to us about digital deception and what trends we should watch out for: www.youtube.com/@BigIfTrueTVO

Coming up in a few wks! Talking medical misinformation with @kristalamb.bsky.social @samanthayammine.com Megan Ogilvie @marsdd.bsky.social and @bigiftruetvo.bsky.social will be 🎥 on site! Get your tickets --> bit.ly/3YHgSPW

In our upcoming episode, director of research and policy at the Samara Centre for Democracy Beatrice Wayne will talk about astroturfing, a deceptive practice of building social movements with little transparency of their roots, or reasons: https://www.youtube.com/@BigIfTrueTVO

Anabel Quan-Haase, a professor of information and media studies, and sociology, at Western University joins us to talk about what trends in health misinformation we should look out for: https://www.youtube.com/@BigIfTrueTVO

In our episode about Senior Scams, OPP Detective John Armit talked about the changing world of scam calls: https://www.youtube.com/@BigIfTrueTVO