Happy Independent Bookstore Day! Go check out an indie near you! I scored these editions of Wuthering Heights and The Secret Garden that I've been hunting down for a while and I'm riding that high for the rest of the weekend.

Lovely people, we've made it to (nearly) the end of our whirlwind election cycle, and you know what that means. This is our final Fact Check Friday over at @nationalobserver.com This week was a doozy. Can Canada lower emissions by exporting LNG to India? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/25/a...

While you're there, you can click on the Reality Check tag and see all our fact-checks by @emilybaroncadloff.bsky.social and @rachelgilmore.bsky.social and the National Observer team.

This is a great initiative to get more informed before the big day. Why not start with some fact checks this week? Like this one: did the Liberals try to strip religious orgs of charitable status? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/22/a...

🚨IT’S FACT CHECK FRIDAY🚨 Is chaos and crime taking over our streets? Did Poilievre see 6 houses built, or 200,000? And what about…that…Rebel News question? @emilybaroncadloff.bsky.social and I have the goods for @nationalobserver.com! youtu.be/VN6BlUdvuX4?...

The director of the Royal Ontario Museum's board of governors has stepped down after questions were raised about his business’ links to deportation flights by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Are you watching either/both of the leadership debates this week? The team over at @nationalobserver.com (along with @rachelgilmore.bsky.social and myself) will be watching, and listening for any claims that might need a fact check. Let us know if you hear anything you want more info on.

It's Fact Check Friday....(and/or, um, Saturday!) For this week: Are there foreign governments meddling in our election? Do safe consumption sites work? Find out here and watch @rachelgilmore.bsky.social's comprehensive breakdown on youtube/tiktok/insta/wherever you can.

🚨IT’S FACT CHECK FRIDAY!!🚨 Does Beijing love Carney? Does India love Poilievre? Um, I think it’s time for a fact check: youtu.be/nRvfhX1vrYk?... Check out the in-depth article from @emilybaroncadloff.bsky.social below (and use code FACTCHECK for 50% off a subscription):

In our @nationalobserver.com Tuesday Check Up, @rachelgilmore.bsky.social and I answer a reader question on G7 finances, and look at Carney's claims on carbon. If you have a question you'd like us to look at next, reach out [email protected] www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/08/a...

For this week's Fact Check-Up, @emilybaroncadloff.bsky.social and @woodsideful.bsky.social take on Mark Carney's claim that Canada can increase its oil production while reducing emissions.

Fresh fact checking every Tuesday and Friday at @nationalobserver.com. Let us know what you think at [email protected].

The first Fact Check Friday is up now at @nationalobserver.com AND you can check out @rachelgilmore.bsky.social's accompanying videos on TikTok and Insta (go follow her there, k?) www.nationalobserver.com/2025/04/04/a...

Over the next three (and a bit) weeks, @rachelgilmore.bsky.social and I will be checking the election facts at @nationalobserver.com. If you see a promise that seems too good to be true, or a claim that doesn't sound right, let us check it out. Find us at [email protected].