How to spot a social media liar

Did you hear that someone was killed by a mounted policeman as the “freedom convoy” was cleared out from downtown Ottawa this weekend? If so, that probably says a lot about your media diet, because it’s BS.

A woman at the heart of a widely spread and false report of a trampling death amid the police operation to clear "Freedom Convoy" protesters from Ottawa streets Friday is very much alive, and Ottawa police say it's an example of the misinformation that has been spread throughout the three-week demonstration.

Police with Toronto's mounted unit moved through crowds Friday near the Chateau Laurier hotel in downtown Ottawa in an attempt to separate protesters from a line of police officers who were slowly advancing. As this happened, videos on social media showed two people falling to the ground as mounted officers rode through.

The incident is now under investigation by the Ontario Special Investigations Unit.

A short time after it happened, a tweet by a Fox News contributor with more th…