Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-09-27 12:54:50 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D8A558731DA2BFA3FA92AC3BF12EB1544BEEBE61A8B60B841CED09A7B40DCA9B
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The issue of alleged mass graves at Residential Schools has been fuelled by media hysteria and speculation. There has been no proof of human remains found. A GPR "anomaly" is not proof. Since the first announcement in 2021, not one body has been unearthed. https://quillette.com/2022/07/22/how-fake-news-in-the-new-york-times-led-to-a-canadian-social-panic-over-unmarked-graves/ https://www.spiked-online.com/2022/08/09/the-myth-of-the-kamloops-mass-grave/ https://www.rebelnews.com/discovery_casts_serious_doubt_on_kamloops_mass_grave_narrative https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/giesbrecht-unmarked-graves-claim-reach-farce-levels/article_f72a270c-a3ea-11ed-bb45-87346fac8222.html https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/april-2023/canadas-grave-errors/ https://www.dorchesterreview.ca/blogs/news/the-kamloops-discovery-a-fact-check-two-years-later
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