Carl Honore

You may have heard of the Slow Movement, which challenges the canard that faster is always better. You don't have to ditch your career, toss the iPhone, or join a commune to take part. Living 'Slow' just means doing everything at the right speed - quickly, slowly, or at whatever pace delivers the best results.

Canadian Journalist

Dawn Foster

Whenever rent controls or increased tenants' rights are raised, naysayers wail that doing so will cause landlords to flee the rental market. Firstly, that is a canard: if a landlord charges £1000 for a room, and you tell him from now on he can only charge £900, he won't decide to instead earn nothing.

British Journalist

Michael J. Knowles

Conventional wisdom holds that the public disproportionately blames Republicans for government shutdowns. The disproportionate election of Republicans to the U.S. Senate following the Republican-led shutdown of 2013 should have put that canard to rest.

American Author

Matthew Desmond

If we are going to spend the bulk of our public dollars on the affluent - at least when it comes to housing - we should own up to that decision and stop repeating the canard about this rich country being unable to afford more.

American Sociologist

Jim Garrison

It has been my policy not to respond to each of the many canards which have been part of the campaign to discredit my investigation, nor to waste time trying to prove negatives.

American Public Servant

Used to describe news or stories that are not true but may be believed by some.

False News

Often spread intentionally to deceive or harm someone's reputation.

Malicious Intent

Always fact-check before believing or spreading information labeled as a canard.

Verify First

Refers specifically to a type of aircraft design different from the traditional one.

Aircraft Design

Canard planes are designed for better control and stability during flight.

Stability and Control

Canard aircraft have a distinctive look due to their unusual wing placement.

Innovative Look

 and they say we, who are the younger brothers, are the ones responsible for destroying the world. Now, this level of intuition becomes very important. Whenever we think of indigenous people and landscape, we either invoke Rousseau and the old canard of the "noble savage,"

Canard

False News

Malicious Intent

Verify First

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