Canadian Journalism Foundation vows to help Canadians distinguish between real, fake news

40% of Canadians struggle to differentiate between truth and misinformation in newsTORONTO – The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) is ramping up its fight against fake news after receiving a $1 million grant from the Google News Initiative on Thursday.The funds will be used to expand the CJF’s NewsWise program that seeks to help all Canadians understand how to find and identify authentic news from misinformation through tools such as interactive PSAs and other digital content. CJF added that it aims to make the NewsWise programming available in advance of this year's federal election to help Canadians gauge the reliability of the information they're consumingThe announcement dovetails with...