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Misinformation spreads about US aid to Canadian firefighting

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By Manon Jacob Verified
| Yahoo Verified
Misinformation swirled online about American aid to Canada's wildfire-fighting efforts as US President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs over the blazes, which spewed smoke across North America. Some posts misrepresented an outdated press release to falsely claim 2,000 Americans went to Canada to help battle the fires, while others alleged that the United States had offered no help when, in reality, some US firefighters were sent to Quebec under regional initiatives.
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Canada blazes spark misleading claims about financing of firefighting fleets

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By Manon Jacob Verified
| Yahoo Verified
Canada's 2026 wildfire season already scorched an area the size of Belgium, and government critics online have blamed a supposed lack of water bombers, claiming money that could have bought new firefighting aircraft was instead spent as foreign aid for Ukraine. But experts told AFP the comments misconstrue Canada's water-bomber deployment, which is mostly a provincial responsibility involving aircraft sharing between jurisdictions.
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Top US science body readies climate report as Republicans push back

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By Issam Ahmed Verified, Manon Jacob Verified
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A leading US science body will launch a major report Thursday on how precisely specific extreme weather events can be tied to climate change, a growing research field underpinning billion-dollar lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry.
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