“Video shows Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney saying effective June 1, “all vehicles manufactured before 2000 will be gradually phased off Canadian roads due to safety and emissions standards.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 3 May 2025.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
AI-generated audio was added to a video of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to push the falsehood that starting June 1, cars manufactured before 2000 would be “gradually phased off Canadian roads due to safety and emissions standards.”
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 3 May 2025. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 6 May 2025, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
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