Researchers studied who’s spreading the most conspiracy theories in Canada. Here’s what they found
Canadians are becoming more exposed to conspiracy theory content in their social media feeds, but only a certain number of accounts are responsible for promoting the vast majority of it, a new study suggests.
Researchers at the Media Ecosystem Observatory (MEO) analyzed more than 14 million posts between 2023 and 2025 across popular online platforms — TikTok, X (formerly known as Twitter), Instagram and Bluesky — and found there are only about 100 very active Canadian users who account for nearly 70 per cent of conspiratorial content.
… The claims that Canadians reported they were most aware of on social media were ones about public health threats (such as COVID-19) being exaggerated to expand government control (63 per cent), schools are indoctrinating kids with radical gender ideology (54 per cent) and the media-elite collusion (47 per cent).
A 750K fine for saying there are only 2 genders that was levied in a case brought by the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) on behalf of the Chilliwack Teachers’ Association (CTA) against former Chilliwack school trustee Barry Neufeld says transgender indoctrination in schools is no conspiracy theory.
Why would the Media Ecosystem Observatory publish such a sketchy study?
