Facebook's News Slop Economy: The Foreign Content Farm Flooding Your Feed, And Making Money From It
A new incident response report exposes a coordinated network of 340 Facebook pages, largely operated from Vietnam, flooding feeds across Canada, the US, the UK, and Europe with AI-fabricated news, and inadvertently funded by Canadian public and private advertisers.
Dutch YouTube creators behind Alberta separatist videos getting millions of views
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
Inside the rise of slopaganda. @jimrichards1010 gets answers
What’s behind the “slopaganda” pushing Alberta separatism?
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.
YouTube 'slopaganda' promoting Alberta separatism, report warns
The Canadian Digital Media Research Network (CDMRN) is sounding the alarm about multiple YouTube channels spreading misinformation and disinformation about the Alberta separatist movement.
A network of YouTube accounts is promoting U.S. annexation to Albertans, researchers say. It has 40 million views
Flagged as a “potential covert influence operation” in a new report, those behind the network are tough to trace.
Network of YouTube accounts pushing Alberta separation | Deception Decoded
Director of Media Ecosystem Observatory at McGill University Aengus Bridgman on YouTube accounts pushing ‘slopaganda’ about Alberta separation.
Network of YouTube channels pushing U.S. annexation and Alberta secession narrative, report finds
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.
Aengus Bridgman on the 2025 Federal Election, Social Media Platforms, and Misinformation
Aengus Bridgman joins the Law Bytes podcast to talk about the state of the major platforms in Canada in 2025, how our information ecosystem is vulnerable to misinformation, and what we should be doing about it.
Explainer: How disinformation, fake news and foreign interference threaten Canadian election
Canada’s 45th federal election campaign is in full swing, and information is coming at us fast and furious. But look out: Disinformation isn’t far behind. The threats of fake news, deepfakes and foreign interference infiltrating your social media feed have never been higher. What should you watch out for and what can you do about it?
Rattrapage du 29 mars 2025 : Débat électoral sur Donald Trump, et voyage aux États-Unis
Élections fédérales : Les risques d’ingérence étrangère plus élevés que jamais
Online news blackout, misinformation could leave voters in the dark, experts warn
Canadians are in the midst of a federal election at a time when they can’t access news on the most popular social media platforms — and as U.S. President Donald Trump’s ally Elon Musk uses his own platform to meddle in the politics of other countries.
Foreign disinformation is a looming threat in Canada’s election. Here’s where it might come from
Disinformation from abroad is a real danger in a race where Canada-U.S. mistrust is high. Here’s what the cyber threats might look like
What voters can do to fight back against social media misinformation
Aengus Bridgman, director of the Media Ecosystem Observatory, explains what worries him about the information voters are getting online this election — and how to make sure you don’t get duped.
Élections fédérales : comment se préparer à l’ingérence étrangère?
Des experts mettent en garde contre l'ingérence étrangère, qui risque de passer surtout par des campagnes de désinformation sur les réseaux sociaux.
Canadians ‘Russian to conclusions’ on Tenet Media worsens effects of foreign interference, say digital media researchers
In the wake of the unsealed U.S. indictment implicating Canadian Lauren Chen, left, in a Kremlin-backed influence campaign, social media users quickly—and without evidence—accused Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his party of collusion, posting thousands of comments with hashtags like #PierrePutin in the following days.
Un rapport met en lumière le rôle de Canadiens dans la désinformation russe
Aengus Bridgman explique un nouveau rapport qui met en lumière le rôle de Canadiens dans la désinformation russe.
Inside the Russian Political Influence Campaign in Canada
Parliamentary hearings, public documents and experts’ analyses reveal the role of Putin’s government.
Un rapport met en lumière le rôle de Canadiens dans la désinformation russe
Des influenceurs de Tenet Media, qui seraient financés par la Russie, sèment la méfiance et la division au sein de la société canadienne, selon une enquête qui met en lumière des vulnérabilités dans l'écosystème de l'information au pays.
How far-right influencers are weaponizing Canada as a warning to Americans — and why it’s also changing the way we see ourselves
Right-wing influencers often present a distorted version of Canada that sloshes back into the real-world, possibly shifting Canadians’ views of their own country.