COVID-19.“Long live freedom without a mask,” read one sign at the rally, which drew several dozen people. “My body, my choice” read another, alongside a drawing of a medical mask with a line across it.
Coronavirus cases worldwide jump another million in 4 days, surpass 18M in total The anti-mask movement is not unique to Quebec, nor are masks the only source of conflict in the country when it comes to public health directives around the novel coronavirus.
But the issue is one of several at the heart of a growing online movement of disinformation around the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.Researchers say conspiracy theories about COVID-19 are spreading at an alarming rate across the country — and they warn misinformation shared online may lead.