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Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to members and guests of The Harvard Club in New York on March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Fact check: Pierre Poilievre’s misinformation on Joe Rogan’s podcast disrespects Canadians

Jaigris Hodson, Royal Roads University; Brianna I. Wiens, University of Waterloo; Nick Ruest, York University, Canada, and Shana MacDonald, University of Waterloo

By promoting politically expedient misinformation on a show like Joe Rogan’s, Pierre Poilievre appears intent on pushing dangerous and misleading claims that resonate only with his base.
Abortion rights activists and Women’s March leaders protest as part of a national day of strike actions outside the Supreme Court on June 24, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Misogyny has become a political strategy — here’s how the pandemic helped make it happen

Brianna I. Wiens, University of Waterloo; Nick Ruest, York University, Canada, and Shana MacDonald, University of Waterloo

Online misogyny isn’t just fringe — it’s baked into the architecture of the internet itself and, increasingly, serves as a powerful political tool.