Thread by @AFPFactCheck

🇨🇦 Ahead of tonight’s debate in Canada, a look at viral misinformation we’ve seen:

False information about assistance to refugees is regularly shared on social media.

No single refugee receives $3,874 each month from the government u.afp.com/2016Invoice
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It’s also important to note that refugees do not get more financial help from the federal government than Canadian pensioners u.afp.com/oRyG
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Speaking of pensions, Canada has a board, independent of the government, which manages retirement savings.

Claims that PM Justin Trudeau “took” $2 billion from Canada’s retirement fund and gave it to housing projects in India are false u.afp.com/CPPIB
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If the discussion turns to taxes, the Liberal party did not announce a plan to introduce a capital gains tax on the sale of primary residences.

The party’s plan is focused on a First-Time Home Buyer Incentive
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Also, rebates are a fundamental part of the carbon tax. Households who reduce their use of fuel may profit from the rebates u.afp.com/JRqg
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On the issue of abortion, the Conservative Party’s policy book continues to state: "A Conservative Government will not support any legislation to regulate abortion" u.afp.com/CPCabortion
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Finally, on the subject of foreign aid, we have seen variations of this meme shared repeatedly over the last year. The posts claim unfounded spending on aid to individual countries and falsely claim that Canada gives aid to Hamas u.afp.com/falseaidfigures
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