Latest from Christian Paas-Lang
This Canadian 'content farm' topped the politics charts on YouTube — before it was taken down
A YouTube channel that was the most viewed Canada-based news and politics account during much of the 2025 election has been removed for violating YouTube's policies on spam, deceptive practices and scams.
The 'Brantford Boomer' is going viral — what really happened?
An image of a retired Liberal supporter flipping the double bird at a rally for Mark Carney in Brantford, Ont., has gone viral, with the man being dubbed "the Brantford Boomer." CBC's visual investigations team dug into social media footage to sort out the circumstances that led to the brief interaction.
Conservatives say a suspicious document was made to sway prisoners against them. We looked into it
Some Conservative candidates and social media users are alleging that a document — which appears to be a fake version of a real government webpage — has circulated in prisons to turn inmates against the Conservative Party. The CBC’s visual investigations team looked into the claims.
Liberals and Conservatives said their rallies drew thousands. We decided to count
Crowd sizes have become a discussion point in this election. The CBC News’s visual investigation unit looks at some of the images from those rallies to try to determine whether the reality fits with the campaigns' claims.
CBC Investigates
Fake election news ads are luring people into investment schemes. We got some taken down
Fake ads that purport to show CBC News articles are once more circulating online — with the end goal of convincing Canadians to sign up for sketchy investment schemes. The CBC’s Visual Investigations unit looks into how the ads have changed and what to watch out for.
As AI images flood the internet, can these tools help you tell what's real?
AI image detector tools are only growing in popularity as it becomes more difficult to tell if online images or videos are real or fake. CBC News’ Visual Investigations team tested some of the most popular free tools online to see how effective they are — and whether you should trust them.
Human rights investigators race to document Syria killings on social media
Hundreds of people have been killed amid armed clashes in Syria, with many of those deaths filmed and published on the internet. CBC’s visual investigations team has verified three of those deaths. The practice of publicizing killings is both shocking and an important tool for researchers, an expert says.
CBC Investigates
We logged every RCMP Black Hawk flight for 6 weeks. Here's what we found
CBC's visual investigative team tracked 68 flights by the RCMP's Black Hawk helicopters that were aimed at cracking down on illegal migration.
Social media users claim Ford vacationed in Florida as trade war loomed. Here's what we found
Social media users claim that Doug Ford flew to Florida over the weekend, just after his election victory as the U.S. tariff threat loomed. But CBC’s visual investigations team has found that Ford could not have been on the flight south he was alleged to have taken.
Did Mark Carney's campaign use AI to boost crowd sizes? We investigated
Following an event for Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney last week, some social media users claimed that at least some of the supporters pictured in still photos shared by the campaign were AI-generated. The CBC’s visual investigations team has examined the image. Here's what they found.