[troutman]

https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magaz...aganda-canada/

Moscow relentlessly exploits western citizens’ right to freedom of speech by insidiously inserting paid propaganda — chiefly into online networks — into those dialogues. Even for cultural, opinion, and political leaders, telling fact from fiction and propaganda from legitimate speech is not easy.

Unfortunately, pointing this out often raises angry and defensive responses among those who find meaning or belonging in online communities, and even from experts saturated with Russian misinformation. In turn, those who raise the issue can find themselves under attack and branded as opponents to free speech.

Global Affairs Canada statement on Russian disinformation
https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affa...formation.html

https://edmontonjournal.com/news/loc...atic-elections