![]() ![]() The monitoring team's objective was to detect false information about where, when and how to register and vote. The department reports it only flagged 28 pieces of misinformation and impersonation accounts to social media platforms between August and election day.Įlections Canada did spend time during the campaign responding to voters' social media queries about why pencils were offered at the polls. The 2019 election marked the first time Elections Canada monitored social media during a campaign. "It could lead people to believe their system is untrustworthy, illegitimate, that it's not even worth participating in." 'My X was gone' "It could lead to people choosing not to cast their ballot," said Dubois. ![]() Elizabeth Dubois is an assistant professor of communications at the University of Ottawa. ![]()
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