Propaganda

• Russian disinformation fogs up view of Ukraine war for many Canadians

  Internal government polls obtained by Global News show that two-thirds of Canadians say disinformation campaigns impacts their ability to tell fact from fiction about Ukraine.

  Politics

  Feb 24, 2023
  
• Ukraine: The hunt for Russian collaborators and the case against an alleged disinformation journalist

  Olena Shelestenko and her husband Gennady were involved in a Kherson newspaper that was allegedly pro-Russia during the occupation of the city.

  World

  Feb 16, 2023
  
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• Canada invites G7 ministers to develop programs, tools for tackling disinformation

  Canada plans to host a gathering of representatives from the G7 next year to develop new programs and tools to stem the spread of disinformation.

  Canada

  Nov 18, 2022
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• Extremism, hateful rhetoric becoming ‘normalized’ in Canada, spy agency head warns

  Canadian Security Intelligence Service director David Vigneault said the spread of disinformation, misinformation, propaganda and hate continues to increase and accelerate.

  Canada

  May 4, 2022
• ‘Freedom convoy’ forums find new focus: disinformation about Russia-Ukraine war

  Some pro-convoy forums have shifted from posting misinformation about COVID-19 to posting misinformation about the Russia-Ukraine war.

  Canada

  Mar 8, 2022
• Trial begins for alleged Quebec neo-Nazi recruiter for hate propaganda

  Gabriel Sohier-Chaput, who went by Zeiger online, is facing one count of wilful promotion of hatred in connection with a post from 2017 on the far-right website Daily Stormer.

  Crime

  Feb 28, 2022
• Kim Jong Un enjoys sunset, gallops on horseback in North Korea propaganda doc

  The North Korean propaganda film does a great job of highlighting their leader's horseback skills, but ignores his seven recent missile launches.

  World

  Feb 3, 2022
• Australian student freed from North Korea after being detained on claims of spying

  Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency, or KCNA, said the North deported Alek Sigley on Thursday after he pleaded for forgiveness over his activities, which the agency said infringed on North Korea’s sovereignty.

  World

  Jul 6, 2019
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• Russia Rising, part 5: How the Kremlin uses an ancient strategy called ‘maskirovka’ to sow doubt and confusion

  In an age of fake news, social media and countless alternative online news sources, the Russian art of deception plays a key role in the country's political manoeuvres.

  Politics

  Feb 25, 2019
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• Facebook removes more accounts linked to military propaganda in Myanmar

  The company said it removed 13 pages and 10 accounts that reached up to 1.35-million people, saying they discovered they were linked to Myanmar's military.

  World

  Oct 15, 2018