Miltos Sakellaris
From the moment the war in Ukraine began, a parallel war began to unfold: that of propaganda. Months have passed and the two parallel wars are holding up well. Not only in Russia and Ukraine, but all over the world. One of the countries experiencing Russian misinformation is Canada.
According to reports, Russia seems to have “invested” for good in online troll groups, which have the … predisposition to agree with its positions or at least with the idea that Canada should get rid of everything that happens in Ukraine .
A leading expert on world affairs in Canada commented that “these groups are trying to take advantage of one of the issues that has divided Canada more than anyone else: that of the invasion of Ukraine!”
“Using troll groups posting on Facebook and other social networking sites, Russian ‘campaigns’ often target the minority of Canadians who oppose vaccines and government orders for the coronavirus vaccine,” he said. An online seminar organized by a group of Oxford University alumni – Philip Andre Rodrκεguez, Deputy Director of the Center for International Digital Policy in Canada.
According to the same goal is to create … doubt about the official Canadian “narrative” about the Moscow war against Ukraine “Russia seems to be returning to groups that are willing to agree with some of its positions, or “At least with the idea that Canada should get rid of what is happening in Ukraine,” Rodriguez said.
“These could be communities that already have a high level of distrust of the Canadian government,” said the deputy director of the Center for International Digital Policy. “Usually they target these kinds of communities and create these links, saying that the government is lying about COVID-19 and that they are lying when it comes to Ukraine …. We have seen enough of that,” he said.
However, one expert said the official’s comments were “a rare example of the government publicly accusing the Kremlin of such tactics, even though Moscow has been well-documented for years.” Rodriguez also said that Russian misinformation from the algorithms of social networking sites, which may require some kind of government intervention to deal with.
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I have over 8 years of experience in the news industry. I have worked for various news websites and have also written for a few news agencies. I mostly cover healthcare news, but I am also interested in other topics such as politics, business, and entertainment. In my free time, I enjoy writing fiction and spending time with my family and friends.
