CLAIM → WHAT WE KNOW → WHAT WE DON'T
Current facts.
Short enough to share. Careful enough to survive being checked.
Rule for this page: no “myth” label unless the evidence actually establishes a claim is false. When the answer is incomplete, the answer says incomplete.
Status and law items below were last verified August 19, 2026.
ALBERTA PROCESS
“Can I make an anonymous official complaint about an Alberta teacher?”
No.The Government of Alberta states that formal complaints to the teacher-discipline process cannot be anonymous. The complainant's name and the nature of the complaint are shared with the teacher, and the complainant is expected to participate until the matter is concluded.
Primary source: Government of Alberta ↗
BILL 25
“Was Bill 25 passed?”
Yes.An Act to Remove Politics and Ideology from Classrooms and Amend the Education Act, 2026 received Royal Assent on May 14, 2026.
But: passage and implementation are not the same date. Alberta says most amendments and related regulations come into force September 1, 2026, and some implementation timelines have been extended.
Primary source: Government of Alberta ↗
FLAGS
“Does the new law mean every non-Canada/Alberta flag is already prohibited in every school today?”
Not that simple.As of August 19, Alberta says related regulations will set provincial flag requirements and may include exemptions reflecting heritage, school culture, temporary activities or ceremonies. Most amendments and related regulations are scheduled for September 1, 2026.
The correct question for a specific incident is: What rule is actually in force on that date, and what do the final regulation and exemptions say?
Check the current Alberta implementation page ↗
RAGE-BAIT
“If a post makes me furious, does that mean it is misinformation?”
No.True things can be outrageous. The relevant research finding is narrower: misinformation in the studied datasets evoked more moral outrage than trustworthy information, and outrage was associated with greater sharing — including sharing without reading. Emotion is therefore a reason to verify, not a verdict.
McLoughlin et al. (2024) ↗
MONEY
“If an influencer sells merchandise, does that prove they're lying?”
No.It establishes a potential commercial benefit to having an audience. It does not establish that any particular post is false or that money caused the creator to make it.
The creator whose teacher-reporting project inspired this site publicly operates a “Wear Your Opinion” merchandise store. That is evidence of commercialization — and nothing more than that unless additional evidence exists.
Creator's own public merchandise page ↗
MEN + SOCIAL MEDIA
“Does social media cause lonely men to become distressed?”
The cited study cannot prove that.In a community sample of 979 men, researchers found that for younger men, loneliness predicted psychological distress statistically through time spent on social media. The study used survey data; it supports an association and a possible pathway, not a causal claim about every man or every platform.
Seidler et al. (2022) ↗
MENTAL HEALTH
“Are angry political men mentally ill?”
That is not a valid inference.Political belief and anger are not diagnoses. This site connects media literacy with men's mental health because loneliness, feeling understood, social connection, help-seeking, identity and suicide prevention matter in their own right — not because a political viewpoint is a symptom.
See the men's-health resources →
A BETTER FACT-CHECKING FORMAT
Say what the evidence can support. Stop there.
“We don't know yet” and “that study cannot answer this” are not weak answers. They are what intellectual honesty looks like before the algorithm adds dramatic music.
Read the methods and full APA 7 references →