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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
Russia provided the DIS-information that Canadians then spread to each other as MIS-information. It was a toxic mix of social media "here say", fake news, made-up sources, heavy-handed opinions, celebrity post sharing, and scapegoating for personal life failures or inconveniences such as a preferred political party not being elected.
And it's not just Trucker Convoy freedoms. It also includes Trumpism, COVID-19, Western separatism, World Economic Forum, the "Great Reset", George Soros, Bill Gates, 5G, and even Russian justification for attacking Ukraine.
Then you have misinformation being used to amplify previously-obscured alt-right voices such around white supremacy, islamophobia, and nationalist causes.
I would wager to say a not-insignificant number of Convoy folks were influenced by Russian troll farms spreading DIS-information.
I recommend following U of A Law professor Tim Caufield on Twitter or attending his talks if you're interested in this "infodemic" and want to listen to an educated, good local resource to help separate fact from fiction.
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I just saw my brother re-post a graphic from the Coutts blockade Restart Facebook group (or some such nonsense) that was calling out the government for advocating restraint for the protests but also giving weapons to Ukraine. It said Canada should be striving for peace, not sending more war to Ukraine so we should stop sending supplies or money and focus on a peaceful diplomatic solution.
I don't know where that really came from, but it read to me like an attempt to start riling people up to stop the Canadian government from providing any real assistance to Ukraine... as if governments around the world haven't been trying any peaceful resolution to this for months and years.
Really felt like a Russian disinformation campaign and I was not surprised when I saw it came from a Convoy facebook group.