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Quebecers and Newfoundlanders are most likely to believe in alternative facts: poll

Ontarians are least likely.

According to a study by the Angus Reid Institute, 30% of Canadians believe that facts are subjective, changing from one person to another. Quebecers (33%) and Newfoundlanders (34%) are among those most likely to believe in alternative facts, while Ontarians were least likely (27%).

The poll also found that the opinion that facts are subjective is more common among females (33%) than males (26%), and among older Canadians (36% of 55+) than younger ones (24% of 18–24). Income level also plays a factor, with 37% of those making under $50K per year in agreement, compared with 21% of those making over $100K.

Women over 54 are the most likely demographic to agree that facts are subjective, at 40%.

“Oxford Languages chose ‘post-truth’ as its word of the year in 2016, after U.S. President Donald Trump was elected and began routinely making false and misleading claims. Some have begun to call recent years the ‘post-truth era,’ as the rapid spread of misinformation through social media clouds what is and isn’t true.”

—Angus Reid Institute
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Quebecers and Newfoundlanders are most likely to believe in alternative facts: poll

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