Misinformation support
ESN-CA is a key contributor to the second and third of four elements of an optimal infrastructure for addressing misinformation:
- signal detection
- response-type selection based on evidence about addressing misinformation
- message creation based on the best available research evidence about the claims being made
- visuals creation and communication channels use.
For the second element – response-type selection – you can keep up-to-date with the latest evidence on strategies to reduce misinformation through our living evidence synthesis and plain language summary. For the third element – message creation – you can keep up-to-date with Canadian evidence through this website and with global evidence using this website as a gateway to the Evidence Synthesis Infrastructure Collaborative (ESIC).
We have contributed to many conversations about misinformation support, including:
- Cochrane Colloquium panel in December 2026 (link to be added in mid-December)
- Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) panel in May 2026 (and an earlier panel in May 2024)
- McMaster Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) interview-based blog post in January 2026
- McMaster Policy Exchange roundtable in March 2025
- McMaster Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA) webinar in January 2024.
