An image shared on Facebook allegedly shows a CBC article reporting that Canadian psychiatrists have been pushing for “angry young men” to receive medical assistance in dying (MAID).

Verdict: False

The image has been digitally fabricated. CBC posted no such article, a spokesperson for the outlet confirmed in an email to Check Your Fact.

Fact Check: 

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A photo allegedly shows a CBC News article with the headline, “‘Too many angry young men with no prospects’, say top Canadian psychiatrists leading push to expand MAID access as means of combating growing ideological extremism.” Underneath this shows a subhead that reads, “These mental health specialists argue many young men prone to extremism would likely opt for MAID over engaging in acts of terror if the option was available to them.”

The image has been digitally fabricated, however. No such article can be found via a search of the CBC website or the outlet’s social media accounts. (RELATED: Did CBC Report That Justin Trudeau Is Calling For An Investigation Into Canada’s Security Services?)

The writer listed in the screenshot, Christian Paas-Lang, does not have the alleged article under his author page.

“We can confirm that this is not a CBC story,” a CBC spokesperson said in an email to Check Your Fact. “We are aware of an increase of false ads and news stories claiming to be from, or endorsed by, CBC or CBC-employees appearing on social media platforms and websites and are working to curb this alarming trend and to remove any false or inappropriate posts from social platforms.”