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De Facto Journalism Co-op

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Interrogate power. Highlight truth. We are a non-profit, journalist-owned co-operative in British Columbia, Canada. www.defactomedia.ca Subscribe to our newsletter: www.defactomedia.ca/newsletters

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De Facto Journalism Co-op @defactomedia.ca · 11/09/2026

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De Facto Journalism Co-op @defactomedia.ca · 03/07/2026

5) Vancouver police posted, then removed, an AI-altered photo of alleged drug-trafficking evidence from an enforcement push near Commercial & Broadway Spot the differences between the first post (L) & replacement (R)

A spread on cardboard of odd-looking money (blurry, and with 50s marked with "20"), small baggies of grey and white substances, tinfoil, and an iridescent knife

A similar image, cropped and angled differently; the bills, baggies, and knife all looking noticeably different, and some coins now appear

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De Facto Journalism Co-op @defactomedia.ca · 11/05/2026

Federal docs from border security showed that Transit Police called CBSA 91 times from Jan to Oct 2024 But Transit Police's own daily records for that period, obtained via freedom-of-info by Sanctuary Health, only had 8 calls, with 8 more in BC's policing database

Transit Police total calls to CBSA Jan-Oct 2024 (waffle chart showing a box for each call). Calls. indaily duty logs - 8. Calls in provincial policing database - 8. Additional calls in CBSA data - 75.

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De Facto Journalism Co-op @defactomedia.ca · 01/05/2026

De Facto will be covering policing, immigration, housing, health, and more, with an eye towards scrutinizing authority and holding power to account. Our first stories drop on Monday. Subscribe to get them: defactomedia.ca

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De Facto Journalism Co-op @defactomedia.ca · 01/05/2026

“After 2 job losses in 1 year from publications that claimed to be in dire financial straits but doled out hefty salaries & bonuses to executives, I was looking for a place to do journalism sustainably, without the fear of having the rug pulled out at any minute” – De Facto co-founder Brishti Basu

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De Facto Journalism Co-op @defactomedia.ca · 01/05/2026

This International Workers’ Day, we're putting media back in workers’ hands. De Facto Journalism Co-op is a new non-profit of 6 worker-owners producing in-depth journalism focused on justice issues and systems of power. To get our first investigations next week, subscribe here: defactomedia.ca

from left to right: Brishti Basu, Emma Arkell, Mike Graeme, Dustin Godfrey, David P. Ball and Cam Welch

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