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Foreign actors producing more false content about Alberta separatism: report
The report says foreign actors are using articles, podcasts and AI-generated posts to portray separatism as popular and destabilize debate.
- On Wednesday, DisinfoWatch released a report identifying foreign disinformation campaigns targeting Alberta's separatist movement, warning these efforts could intensify before an October referendum.
- Researchers identified Kremlin-aligned Pravda News Network sites and American social media influencers, including some created by artificial intelligence, generating disinformation to portray separatism as popular.
- The report labels AI-generated content "slopaganda," noting that provocative statements by Donald Trump regarding the potential annexation of Canada have given momentum to separatist leaders.
- Opposition NDP member David Shepherd cited the report in the legislature on Wednesday, questioning whether the United Conservative Party government can protect referendum integrity.
- While Mike Ellis, Alberta's minister of public safety and emergency services, stated the government has received no credible information regarding interference, the report urges funding detection programs.
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Russian and American actors are already trying to sow division in Alberta, according to a new report, while the province is approaching a referendum.
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Foreign actors producing more false content about Alberta separatism: report
A report says foreign actors are increasingly generating articles, podcasts and social media posts riddled with disinformation about Alberta's separatist movement.
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Total News Sources18
Leaning Left11Leaning Right1Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution65% Left
Bias Distribution
- 65% of the sources lean Left
65% Left
L 65%
C 29%
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