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Collected Item: “Justin Trudeau, Canadian Prime Minister (PM), warns against 'internment camp' disinformation”

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Trudeau warns against 'internment camp' disinformation

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In this clip, Canada's PM Justin Trudeau warns about "internment camp" disinformation. Far-right conservative conspiracy theorists misinterpreted information from the federal government, which they thought was planning to put those who did not abide by COVID rules and regulations into internment camps.

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CBC News

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2020-10-21
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