Together Against Misinformation CoP

Meetings: Second Tuesday of each month (April to December 2024), 2 pm ET

The spread of scientific mis- and disinformation is a serious threat, and can have a dramatic  influence on people’s choices and behaviour. CASC members and collaborators are highly trusted sources of information and are well positioned to provide interactive, open-ended learning experiences that will help their local communities understand the information landscape, and minimize the spread of misinformation on important topics relevant to their lives.

CASC’s Together Against Misinformation CoP is open to all CASC members and collaborators, and is mandatory for all recipients of the Together Against Misinformation microgrant. 

Together, we will help raise awareness about misinformation and its broader societal impact on health through a local lens; share knowledge about the tactics used to spread mis- and disinformation; and expand people’s skills to think critically about the information they interact with online and to help minimize the spread of misinformation.

These gatherings will provide learning and professional development opportunities such as tackling misinformation workshops, critical thinking assessments and program evaluations, and they will provide a space for members to share best practices and brainstorm program and event ideas in preparation for the Together Against Misinformation campaign. 

Register now to join this community of practice. Simply fill out this form. 

CASC’s Together Against Misinformation Microgrant

The microgrant provides up to $20,000 in funding for CASC member organizations to deliver facilitated activity(ies) to equity-deserving and underserved communities across Canada, including Indigenous communities (First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples), racialized people living in Canada, Newcomers to Canada, 2SLGBTQIA+  individuals, and persons with disabilities. 

The facilitated activities must address health misinformation, and climate misinformation related to health. CASC members are invited to apply for funds to deliver online and/or in-person programs that will: 

• raise awareness about misinformation and its broader societal impact on health through a local lens;

• share knowledge about the tactics used to spread mis- and disinformation, so they can better identify them in everyday life;

• expand people’s skills to think critically about the information they interact with online and to help minimize the spread of misinformation.

The application window is now closed.

The CASC office is situated in Robinson Huron Treaty territory and the traditional territory of the Atikameksheng Anishnawbek. We pay respect to their traditions, ways of knowing and acknowledge their many contributions to the innovations in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Clearly and overtly this gratitude must be demonstrated in our collective commitment to truth and reconciliation, by working to transform existing relationships, with open dialogue, mutual understanding and respectful collaborations