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2024-08-03 23:52:59 UTC - NOT_MISLEADING

The Western Standard and the reporters quoted are not reliable sources. The RCMP's claim that Diagalon is a far right extremist group is not refuted by the article quoted, which only describes them as poorly organized and not a threat. The claim is factual https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/what-is-the-diagolon-extremist-group-and-what-does-it-want-1.5785646

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• The Western Standard and the reporters quoted are not reliable sources. The RCMP's claim that Diagalon is a far right extremist group is not refuted by the article quoted, which only describes them as poorly organized and not a threat. The claim is factual https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/what-is-the-diagolon-extremist-group-and-what-does-it-want-1.5785646