Montreal in December 2023 reported the biggest annual increase in new HIV cases in 10 years, but social media posts attributing the rise to Covid-19 vaccination are inaccurate. Public health officials say the jump is likely due to testing delays during the pandemic, and there is no evidence linking Covid-19 shots in Canada to HIV susceptibility.
Social media posts claim a photo of emergency response personnel wearing blue helmets in British Columbia shows that the United Nations' diplomatic security force is mediating between civilians and officials over wildfire evacuation orders. This is false; law enforcement agencies say UN peacekeepers were not in the Canadian province, and that the workers pictured are from local rescue operations.