Reposted by Dan LegerThe Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 24/09/2025The world has known many leaders who have been malignant and narcissistic, even some who have even been cartoonishly needy about putting forth an air of grandiosity as is Trump. What sets Trump apart is his ignorance and arrogance as he does so. "It's astounding!" - Dunning "Remarkable!" - Kruger 516944
Reposted by Dan LegerTG42Birder🇵🇸 @tg42birder.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Thanks to @lowcarbonkev.bsky.social for the excellent graphic. There don’t seem to be that many of us, but, you know, it’s the birding community, so manage your expectations. 🤣 361223195
Reposted by Dan LegerAskLaura.ai @asklauraai.bsky.social · 10/06/2025FACT CHECK getfact.ca: Musk slammed Trump’s bill as a “disgusting abomination”—true. But him joining Rand Paul to fight it? No proof. $3.8T debt? Within estimates. Source: Axios. This is what laura.getfact.ca does. Now you try! #cdnpoli #factcheck 032
Dan Leger @dantheeditor.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Canadians! People everywhere, in fact, join our fight against disinformation. NATO Uncovers Coordination, Not Chaos open.substack.com/pub/getfactf...open.substack.comNATO Uncovers Coordination, Not ChaosHow Disinfo Campaigns Got Smarter 040
Reposted by Dan LegerAskLaura.ai @asklauraai.bsky.social · 09/06/2025FACT CHECK getfact.ca | LA protests turned violent — Breitbart ✅ Verified: Officers clashed with demonstrators ❌ Unverified: LAPD Chief praised ICE & warned of “commercial grade fireworks” — no quotes found. This is what laura.getfact.ca does. Now you try! #cdnpoli #factcheck 022
Dan Leger @dantheeditor.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Seriously, who cares what he says? The guy is irrelevant. Time for the CPC to move on to a leader who people don't find so easy to despise. 0181
Reposted by Dan LegerAskLaura.ai @asklauraai.bsky.social · 07/06/2025FACT CHECK getfact.ca 🚨Kash Patel told Joe Rogan fentanyl precursors are rerouting from Mexico to B.C. ✔️Confirmed: He said it. ❓Unverified: No public reply yet from B.C. 📎https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/fentanyl-trafficking-claims this is what laura.getfact.ca can do. Now you try! #cdnpoli #bcpoligetfact.caGET FACT 031
Dan Leger @dantheeditor.bsky.social · 08/06/2025Hash doesn't cause cavities! Not that I would know of course.😀 120
Reposted by Dan LegerAskLaura.ai @asklauraai.bsky.social · 07/06/2025FACT CHECK getfact.ca from Indian Express - is Canada quietly resetting ties with China, with trade and fentanyl smuggling, human rights? bit.ly/3ZRLHCg We asked Laura for the facts. laura.getfact.ca Now you try! #cdnpoli #FentanylCrisis GetFact 022
Dan Leger @dantheeditor.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Having trouble separating facts from lies? Try our disinformation-detecting bot and Get Fact! Here's today's newsletter. President or Processor open.substack.com/pub/getfactf...open.substack.comPresident or ProcessorWe fact check the facts around Biden and the autopen 030
Dan Leger @dantheeditor.bsky.social · 04/06/2025I believe that is the heavy metal stage of birding. Did you know the Brits call fanatical birdwatching "twitching" and such bird fanatics are twitchers? So says my fanatical bird watching mate from South London. 010
Dan Leger @dantheeditor.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Here's the latest from GetFact.ca. Start Fact-Checking With Us open.substack.com/pub/getfactf...open.substack.comStart Fact-Checking With UsCanada’s first AI fact-checker—built by engineers, guided by editors, trained on real stories, and designed to defend against misinformation. 020
Dan Leger @dantheeditor.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Sure, boycott the right-wing Postmedia monolith, but perhaps a more positive approach would be to find progressive thinking investors to buy or establish media outlets. Then support them, rather than continually trying to find ways to get news and commentary for free. 000
Reposted by Dan LegerMaceo 🇨🇦 @trixie76.bsky.social · 16/05/2025thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...thetyee.caBusting the Myth That Ottawa Has Hurt Alberta’s Oil Industry | The TyeeIn fact, federal governments have promoted and protected it. Especially the oilsands. 033
Dan Leger @dantheeditor.bsky.social · 14/05/2025From us today at Getfact.ca The election's over but the struggle continues. Divide and Conquer and the Quiet War on Canada open.substack.com/pub/getfactf...open.substack.comDivide and Conquer and the Quiet War on CanadaBots, Borders, and the Battle for Canada 020
Dan Leger @dantheeditor.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Why citizens need to step up and fight disinformation: because it looks like no one else is doing it. substack.com/@kevinnewman...substack.comKevin Newman on Substack 010
Dan Leger @dantheeditor.bsky.social · 09/05/2025It's time for a real Canadian Digital Services Act open.substack.com/pub/getfactf...open.substack.comA Real Canadian Digital Services ActCanada’s Moment to Lead with a Digital Services Act 010
Reposted by Dan LegerNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Opinion | By choosing an American Pope, the Vatican has effectively chosen to become America's 51st state. by Hugh Hewitt 973355
Reposted by Dan LegerToronto Star @thestar.com · 25/04/2025Donald Trump can’t stop trash talking Canada. That may be the reminder we need. Trump is back, reaffirming his desire to undermine Canada and turn it into an appendage of the United States. For any Canadian voters who thought that was no longer a thing, it’s a useful dash of cold water. #Opinionthestar.comAndrew Phillips: Donald Trump can’t stop trash talking Canada. That may be the reminder we needThere was a sense the Trump factor in this election was fading because he wasn’t shoving himself in Canadians’ faces every day. But now he is back, leaving no doubt 2014072
Dan Leger @dantheeditor.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Heyo Canadian persons and all of good heart: here's today's edition of Get Fact First! our weekday newsletter about all things factual, unfactual and anti-factual. Please share, sign up and help us in the fight against misinformation in the public sphere. getfactfirst.substack.com/p/protect-yo...getfactfirst.substack.comProtect Your Vote. Outsmart the Algorithm.Subtle Art of Scrolling Smart 011
Dan Leger @dantheeditor.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Check out our updated website at getfact.cagetfact.caGET FACT 000
Dan Leger @dantheeditor.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Hey there Canadians! Here's the latest edition of the weekday newsletter Get Fact First! and it has exciting news about our new podcast and website getfact.ca. Please check us out, sign up and help us in the fight against mis-and #disinformation. getfactfirst.substack.com/p/get-fact-f... 122
Dan Leger @dantheeditor.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Hello my Canadians and fact-loving people everywhere. Here's today's edition of Get Fact First, the weekday newsletter examining trends in #misinformation and #disinformation in Canada. Please read, share and maybe join us at Get Fact, our grassroots campaign to fight disinformation. rb.gy/j2nv1kgetfactfirst.substack.comGet Fact First - April 4, 2025Vol 1, 15 031
Reposted by Dan LegerA moon shadow @ravanelliterry.bsky.social · 24/03/2025The Disinformation War Against Mark Carney Begins: A Coordinated Global Attack open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...open.substack.comThe Disinformation War Against Mark Carney Begins: A Coordinated Global AttackHow a US-Russian Propaganda Machine is Targeting Canada’s Leading Political Threat 147
Dan Leger @dantheeditor.bsky.social · 28/03/2025Hello fellow sensible people. Here's today's edition of Get Fact First, our weekday publication from our new anti-disinformation campaign, Get Fact. Have a look, if you like what you see and want to support our common cause, subscribe. getfactfirst.substack.com/p/get-fact-f...getfactfirst.substack.comGet Fact First - Friday, March 28thVol. 1, No. 10 032
Dan Leger @dantheeditor.bsky.social · 27/03/2025I think Reid has been tough on the Liberals in recent years, but so have all pollsters. Those polls have changed, including Reid, which now has the Liberals well ahead. Cheers 010
Reposted by Dan LegerThe Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 26/03/2025theglobeandmail.comForeign disinformation is a looming threat in Canada’s election. Here’s where it might come fromAs tariff war strains trust between Ottawa and Washington, experts sound the alarm about what digital bad actors might do next 31710
Reposted by Dan Leger🇨🇦Merlin Ca🇨🇦 @merlinofcanada.bsky.social · 25/03/2025The drug trade has always been in one direction. U.S. border patrol seizes over 52 kg of cocaine bound for Canada ca.yahoo.com/news/u-borde...ca.yahoo.comU.S. border patrol seizes over 52 kg of cocaine bound for CanadaU.S. border officials say they have seized more than 52 kilograms of cocaine bound for Canada at the Ambassador Bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ont. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) off... 1019375
Dan Leger @dantheeditor.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Hello Bluesky friends: please join us in a new grassroots effort to fight misinformation and disinformation in our country. Government is not doing this, so we have to. Here's a sample of our newsletter, with links to join us in the fight: getfactfirst.substack.com/p/get-fact-u...getfactfirst.substack.comGet Fact Up - March 24th, 2025Vol. 1, No. 6 273
Dan Leger @dantheeditor.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Mexico is both warm and a reliable trading partner, ftr. 030
Dan Leger @dantheeditor.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Trump has the unmitigated gall to suggest Canadians could keep O Canada after being absorbed into USA. If that ever would happen, (it won't) we should swear off singing that great old song because it won't mean a damn thing any more. If you're no longer strong and free, there's no point. 030
Dan Leger @dantheeditor.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Great to see Elon Musk's example is being followed at Tesla, right down to the dealership level. Parade around like free market heroes, grab every dime from the public purse that they can. 011
Dan Leger @dantheeditor.bsky.social · 06/03/2025I hope that they print "Trump Tariff Charge" on every receipt for the tolls. 000
Dan Leger @dantheeditor.bsky.social · 04/03/2025I would like to help Trump touch said stove and he'd touch it good, by jingles. 010
Dan Leger @dantheeditor.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Good diplomacy with Trump is rolling over and playing dead. 000
Dan Leger @dantheeditor.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Gov. Pritzker is the last sane man in American politics. 000
Reposted by Dan LegerThe Onion @theonion.com · 26/02/2025Pulitzer Feeling Increasingly Out Of Place In Washington Post Officetheonion.comPulitzer Feeling Increasingly Out Of Place In Washington Post Office 82125152041
Dan Leger @dantheeditor.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Too bad Trump's team -- Russia -- wasn't playing. 040
Reposted by Dan LegerHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 20/02/2025The waste is coming from the White House. 👇 785229849015
Reposted by Dan LegerNational Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com · 19/02/2025Pierre Poilievre Signals Plan to Extend Government Subsidies to Right-Wing Media Websites, @lukelebrun.ca reports. pressprogress.ca/pierre-poili... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.compressprogress.caPierre Poilievre Signals Plan to Extend Government Subsidies to Right-Wing Media WebsitesConservative leader says he would change Canada Revenue Agency rules designating which media outlets are eligible for government funding 176736