People based in the Netherlands are behind several YouTube channels that promote Alberta separatism but are fronted by hired actors, according to an investigation by CBC News’s visual investigations team and Radio-Canada’s Décrypteurs.

Inside the rise of slopaganda. @jimrichards1010 gets answers

Researchers have identified YouTube accounts starring people purporting to be Albertans, making the case for separation. But it turns out those content creators have never set foot in Wild Rose Country.

The Canadian Digital Media Research Network (CDMRN) is sounding the alarm about multiple YouTube channels spreading misinformation and disinformation about the Alberta separatist movement.

Researchers uncover fake Canadian YouTube channels pushing Alberta separatism and US annexation

A research group raises red flags about foreign interference in the province’s independence referendum.

Senior Analyst at the 'Centre for Media Technology and Democracy' at McGill University's School of Public Policy, Chris Ross, joined us with what he's learned about the rise of fake YouTube channels selling separation to Albertans.

New research has uncovered fake news promoting Alberta separatism, specifically targeting local audiences ahead of a potential referendum. The report, titled “Slopaganda,” reveals this content is part of a much larger network of online misinformation. Chris Ross joins us to discuss the findings. He is a survey analyst at McGill University’s Centre for Media Technology and Democracy.

A new incident response report from the Canadian Digital Media Research Network (CDMRN) identifies a coordinated network of 20 inauthentic YouTube channels targeting Albertan audiences with nearly 40 million views, exploiting real grievances to push narratives that normalize secession and even U.S. annexation.

Flagged as a “potential covert influence operation” in a new report, those behind the network are tough to trace.

Director of Media Ecosystem Observatory at McGill University Aengus Bridgman on YouTube accounts pushing ‘slopaganda’ about Alberta separation.

A network of inauthentic YouTube channels posing as Albertan voices is spreading misleading content about separation and U.S. annexation, reaching tens of millions of viewers, according to a new report.

Au lendemain des élections, à quel point est-ce que notre pays est vraiment divisé? Un regard sur l’état de la polarisation au Canada.

Marketplace’s Kimberly Adams explains how the online news environment has changed in Canada since Meta banned news content from Facebook and Instagram there, and how this ban affected coverage of the country’s recent federal election.

It's Election Day in Canada! What election races are expected to be close in Alberta and why have the party leaders spent so little time here? AI-generated content about the election flooded online news void. And we run through what you need to vote.

A video clip of a man questioning the use of pencils at an advance poll is the latest false claim to hit social media before Monday’s election.

According to research from McGill’s Media Ecosystem Observatory published in March 2025, TikTok was being used more than ever for news and politics in 2024. CBC’s Ashley Fraser unpacks what the “for you” page looks like for those searching for election content.

The first federal election campaign to take place in the artificial intelligence age has featured fake images of party leaders masquerading as news stories, Chinese efforts to shape views about two politicians and online misinformation about voting.