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

What's real and what's not? ✅ ❌ Generative AI tools like Veo 3, Sora, Grok, Nano Banana Pro, and Midjourney are making it increasingly harder to distinguish the real from the fake. If you want to learn how to cut through the noise, you have found the right page! 🔊

What other tips do you have to spot AI videos? Content creator and AI consultant Jeremy Carrasco has many! If you’re curious to learn more, watch his chat with us on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BigIfTrueTVO

In the first episode of season two, Toronto Metropolitan University’s April Lindgren talks about her research on news deserts, and what danger they pose to the communities that have no access to credible reporting: https://www.youtube.com/@BigIfTrueTVO

Sonja Macdonald, co-author of "News Deprivation," a CCPA Report on the decline of news outlets, joined us earlier this year to unpack why media business models have changed so much in recent years: https://www.youtube.com/@BigIfTrueTVO

The Local’s executive editor Nicholas Hune-Brown shares the story behind uncovering a suspected ghost writer that appeared to use AI to trick major publications all over the world: https://www.youtube.com/@BigIfTrueTVO

In our episode about “AI Therapy,” the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s Dr. David Gratzer explains how AI can better be used for mental health purposes: https://www.youtube.com/@BigIfTrueTVO

Do you, or anyone in your circle, have an AI partner? 🤖 We are working on an episode about people who develop personal relationships with AI chatbots (yes, just like the movie "Her"!). If that sounds familiar, we'd love to hear from you. You can email us at [email protected], or send us a DM! 📧

Have you been fooled by these videos? Reporter at the Toronto Star Alex Boyd joined us on our year-end episode to talk about what false stories this year caused the most confusion, and what she looks out for when coming across this type of content: https://www.youtube.com/@BigIfTrueTVO

How can captioning be used to misinform? University of Toronto researcher Valérie Kindarji joins us on our year-end episode to help unpack the stories that caused the most confusion in 2025: https://www.youtube.com/@BigIfTrueTVO

Can you tell what's real and what's not? ✅ ❌ Generative AI tools like Veo 3, Sora, Grok, Nano Banana Pro, and Midjourney are making it increasingly harder to distinguish the real from the fake. If you want to learn how to cut through the noise, you have found the right page! 🔊

Sofia Rubinson and her team at NewsGuard prompted Sora to generate 20 videos based on false claims, and the model created visuals for almost all of them: https://www.youtube.com/@BigIfTrueTVO

Matt Motta, associate professor at the Boston University School of Public Health, joined us on our episode about pet vaccines to unpack the current trends in vaccine hesitancy: https://www.youtube.com/@BigIfTrueTVO

We've all seen ultra-patriotic accounts online pushing polarizing content, often with a side of misinfo. But what if that profile covered in maple leaves wasn't really Canadian? And what if the user chanting "U.S.A." wasn't based there, either? A thread: 🧵

On our next episode, we’ll explore the world of pet vaccine hesitancy with blogger Erika Pardy, from Newfoundland: https://www.youtube.com/@BigIfTrueTVO

Director of Research at MediaSmarts, Kara Brisson-Boivin, talked to us about how AI-generated videos can impact our trust in institutions: https://www.tvo.org/big-if-true

As AI-generated imaging keeps getting better, creators like Jeremy Carrasco are here to help us figure out what’s real and what’s not. Watch out for our episode about deepfakes this Sunday at 8: https://www.tvo.org/big-if-true

This Giving Tuesday, every dollar you donate until Dec. 2 will be matched up to $250,000! Help us keep media literacy in focus with shows like Big [If True]—support TVO this Giving Tuesday. Donate today to double your impact: https://givingtuesday.tvo.me/

Remember Allan Brooks from our AI therapy episode? He now filed a lawsuit against the makers of ChatGPT (the claims haven't been proven in court): youtu.be/Wih_Rgn_1IQ?...

Can a good diet cure PCOS? We debunk the claim on our next episode: https://www.tvo.org/big-if-true

Written by the one and only, Ritesh Kotak! Go check it out.

Have your grandparents, parents, or elders ever fallen for a scam? We explore the topic in our latest episode: https://www.youtube.com/@BigIfTrueTVO

What are the top false claims about PCOS? Host of TVO podcast (MIS)treated Nam Kiwanuka joins us to answer: https://www.tvo.org/big-if-true

What's the danger behind throwing away your personal documents? https://www.youtube.com/@BigIfTrueTVO

Have you seen people using AI for therapy? We took it to the streets to find out what's up with this new trend:

He built a relationship with ChatGPT. Here's how:

What does a smart capable woman having a mid-life crisis do in 2024? She codes her own AI coach. Me + Viv dives into AI’s promise and pitfalls as @alexandrasamuel.com creates Viv, an AI coach with plenty to say. From Antica and @wearetvo.bsky.social podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

Meet Doro: An AI therapy chatbot. Let us know in the comments if you would try it! https://www.tvo.org/big-if-true 🤖

What are the long-term effects of a news desert? Learn more about it here: https://www.youtube.com/@BigIfTrueTVO

Can social media fill a news void? Watch the first episode of Season 2 on our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BigIfTrueTVO

Big [If True] Season 2 is out now! https://www.tvo.org/big-if-true

The Eganville Leader has been serving Renfrew County since 1902, but the paper will cease operations next year. What will fill the gap? Tonight at 8: https://www.youtube.com/@BigIfTrueTVO

Big [If True] Season 2. This Sunday at 8 p.m.: 📺https://www.tvo.org/big-if-true

How does misinformation affect a small town? Coming up this Sunday at 8 p.m.! 📺🔜 https://www.youtube.com/@BigIfTrueTVO

Our show @bigiftruetvo.bsky.social is now on bsky! NEW season starts this Sunday on @tvotoday.bsky.social #misinformation #disinformation

Great news! @mollythomastv.bsky.social is on Bluesky. Highly recommend following her - as well as catching her new series on misinformation and disinformation! @tvotoday.bsky.social

Confused with all the noise about Trump's tariffs? We got you: youtu.be/ZANRSdCuHF4

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It's fact-check Friday! ✔️ Watch Big [If True] with @mollythomastv.bsky.social, Sunday at 8pm on TVO www.youtube.com/@BigIfTrueTVO

Our BIG [If True] season finale airs tonight at 8 PM ET on TVO with insights from @craigsilverman.bsky.social @patrickdell.bsky.social Valerie Kindarji 21 episodes down - season 2 in the works! #journolife