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.

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.