Chloe Kizito says she sees some video touting health and science misinformation every time she checks her social feeds.

Kizito, 16, is a fact checker and youth journalist with MediaSmarts, who produces videos to show teens how to determine whether what they see online has evidence to back it up.

"I see at least one video online that's saying like, 'Oh, this can cure this.' Or 'Did you know that by doing this, you're going to get this disease or this illness?" the resident of Kitchener, Ont., said.

Kizito said she's noticed more health misinformation in the last year as deepfakes and AI become prominent on social media . The fakes often use the image of someone famous to generate content that makes it seem like a celebrity or politician is saying something when they're really not.

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