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flag A false claim that Canadian soldiers created the Geneva Conventions has been debunked by historians and the Red Cross.

flag A claim that Canadian soldiers' actions during World War I and II led to the creation of the Geneva Conventions is false, historians and the International Committee of the Red Cross confirm. flag The first convention was established in 1864, and later updates were driven by international consensus, not any single nation’s conduct. flag While Canadian troops used deceptive tactics like disguised grenades, these were common wartime practices, not systematic brutality. flag The myth spread during Canada-U.S. trade tensions in 2025, fueled by misinterpretations and nationalist sentiment, despite no evidence linking Canada to the conventions’ development. flag Canada remains a signatory to the treaties.

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