McCallum Calling for Foreign Interference Investigation Into Facebook 'News' Pages
The Safe Surrey Coalition says at least six Facebook pages posed as local news and were funded through India-based operators and rupee payments.
- On Tuesday, former Surrey mayor Doug McCallum and his Safe Surrey Coalition Party alleged a network of Facebook pages posing as local news in Surrey, Delta, and Vancouver is operated from India, targeting Canadian voters ahead of the October 17 election.
- The coalition claims pages are funded in Indian rupees and billed to an entity at a Government of India research facility, C-DAC, the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, located in Pune.
- McCallum says the network promotes Mayor Brenda Locke, presenting her record on policing and gang violence entirely in her own framing without disclosing paid sponsorship, prompting calls for CSIS investigation.
- Locke dismissed the allegations, telling the Now-Leader, "Maybe Mr. McCallum and members of his team should come up with a better strategy," and suggested he take evidence to police.
- Under the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, third-party sponsors must register with Elections BC if spending reaches $500 or more, with non-residents banned from funding advertising and violations carrying fines of up to $20,000.
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What we know about Facebook accounts tied to alleged foreign interference in B.C. - Creston Valley Advance
Safe Surrey Coalition and former mayor Doug McCallum are alleging foreign interference in the upcoming municipal elections in Surrey, Delta and Vancouver and are calling for a formal investigation into several social media accounts they believe are behind it. McCallum’s Safe Surrey Coalition issued a press release July 28 concerning a “network” of at least four Facebook pages posing as local news in Surrey, Delta and Vancouver being operated out…
What we know about Facebook accounts tied to alleged foreign interference in B.C. - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
Safe Surrey Coalition and former mayor Doug McCallum are alleging foreign interference in the upcoming municipal elections in Surrey, Delta and Vancouver and are calling for a formal investigation into several social media accounts they believe are behind it. McCallum’s Safe Surrey Coalition issued a press release July 28 concerning a “network” of at least four Facebook pages posing as local news in Surrey, Delta and Vancouver being operated out…
What we know about Facebook accounts tied to alleged foreign interference in B.C. - Grand Forks Gazette
Safe Surrey Coalition and former mayor Doug McCallum are alleging foreign interference in the upcoming municipal elections in Surrey, Delta and Vancouver and are calling for a formal investigation into several social media accounts they believe are behind it. McCallum’s Safe Surrey Coalition issued a press release July 28 concerning a “network” of at least four Facebook pages posing as local news in Surrey, Delta and Vancouver being operated out…
What we know about Facebook accounts tied to alleged foreign interference in B.C. - Vanderhoof Omineca Express
Safe Surrey Coalition and former mayor Doug McCallum are alleging foreign interference in the upcoming municipal elections in Surrey, Delta and Vancouver and are calling for a formal investigation into several social media accounts they believe are behind it. McCallum’s Safe Surrey Coalition issued a press release July 28 concerning a “network” of at least four Facebook pages posing as local news in Surrey, Delta and Vancouver being operated out…
What we know about Facebook accounts tied to alleged foreign interference in B.C. - Northern Sentinel
Safe Surrey Coalition and former mayor Doug McCallum are alleging foreign interference in the upcoming municipal elections in Surrey, Delta and Vancouver and are calling for a formal investigation into several social media accounts they believe are behind it. McCallum’s Safe Surrey Coalition issued a press release July 28 concerning a “network” of at least four Facebook pages posing as local news in Surrey, Delta and Vancouver being operated out…
Penticton Western News
What we know about Facebook accounts tied to alleged foreign interference in B.C.
Safe Surrey Coalition and former mayor Doug McCallum are alleging foreign interference in the upcoming municipal elections in Surrey, Delta and Vancouver and are calling for a formal investigation into several social media accounts they believe are behind it. McCallum’s Safe Surrey Coalition issued a press release July 28 concerning a “network” of at least four Facebook pages posing as local news in Surrey, Delta and Vancouver being operated out…
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