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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

My dad said the quebec fire was started by someone tweeting to collect insurance on burning a a car or piece of farm equipment and the blaze got out of control, you heard anything like that?

Only from climate change denying conspiracy nutbags.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

After reading your comment i was intrigued and found this on the subject, basically woman in Alberta charged with 32 counts of arson after wildfire investigation. I will link story below https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6053436

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Misinformation

That story has been featured in a lot of sources to back claims like yours.

Press Progress did a feature on it recently.

https://pressprogress.ca/far-right-website-true-north-is-spreading-deceptive-information-about-canadian-wildfires/

Didn't you notice the date of the article you're citing?

It's from 2021 ..... two years ago and has nothing to do with the current forest fire season

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

honestly didn’t notice, thanks for making me aware of that, i kind did a quick search and found that

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

That's the nature of modern day information now .... we're on our own and we have to be weary of anything and everything we read and watch because it's all being manipulated

My general rule of thumb is ... if what you find instantly makes you feel hate, anger, anxiety or fear ... especially towards a person or a people ... then chances are it has already done its work ... because someone is channeling your hate, anxiety, anger and fear to get you think and act in ways that will hurt others

Always second guess everything you read and watch ... never take it for face value without researching it first

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes it happens occasionally, but it's very very rare.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I agree, I think most reasonable people are not out there starting fires on purpose