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Less than one-third of Canadians score an “A” in media literacy

TORONTO — While Quebecers are the most confident among Canadians they can identify false news, they scored lowest on a news literacy quiz conducted as part of new survey by the Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF). “Quebecers are also most likely among Canadians to watch or read the news on a daily basis, and place the greatest trust in journalists and politicians when it comes to news about Covid-19 and the vaccines. However, Quebecers also say they feel the least informed about the side effects of the vaccine, compared to the other provinces,” reads a press release issued today by the...