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Manipulated chart misleads on migration rate in Canada

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Summary
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83% Informative

A widely shared graph supposedly depicting a large increase in new arrivals in 2025 misinterprets the targets and how the data are calculated.

The Canadian government's statistics agency said the chart was inaccurate and its data actually show net international migration to the country decreasing over the past year .

The image spread online throughout June on Facebook, Instagram , YouTube and X, where it was shared by controversial influencer Mario Nawfal .

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81

Informative language

78

Neutral language

57

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

69

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

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not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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