This article presents a lot of claims that are "the truth, but not the full truth." The article states that the school district issued an apology, but did not elaborate on what the apology consisted of. In particular, the school district explained that AIDS Vancouver Island believed they were bringing materials appropriate for older youth to help young people make informed safety decisions (https://cheknews.ca/nanaimo-mom-upset-with-drug-use-info-cards-distributed-at-school-event-1262536/). This information was left out of the original article, which only stated the following: "you’re literally handing out materials that describe in great detail how to do drugs to elementary school children." The article also misrepresents the relationship between decriminalization and drug deaths. The article attributes the high number of 2023 drug deaths to decriminalization, failing to mention confounding factors. For example, the BC Coroners Service explicitly stated that illegal fentanyl contamination was driving the crisis, not decriminalization (https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024PSSG0001-000069). Moreover, the article deliberately emphasizes the LGBT connection by prominently featuring that this was a "pro-LGBT event" organized by "Gay Straight Alliance clubs" in the headline and opening paragraphs. However, the actual issue was an oversight by AIDS Vancouver Island regarding age-appropriate materials. The attempt to attribute blame to an LGBTQ organization demonstrates a degree of polarization and bias that may influence the article's credibility.