Alison Creekside on Nostr: First the bots, now the fake news: A series of paid ads on X presented as news ...
First the bots, now the fake news:
A series of paid ads on X presented as news articles making false statements about #NDP leader Jagmeet Singh look like they come from the BBC or euronews - but they don't.
Who benefits from this and why do these bot campaigns always boost Poilievre or attack NDP & Libs?
Elections Canada says their mandate doesn't cover bots and anyway this is happening outside a writ period.
From Luke LeBrun (npub18fk…yu2t)
A series of paid ads on X presented as news articles making false statements about #NDP leader Jagmeet Singh look like they come from the BBC or euronews - but they don't.
Who benefits from this and why do these bot campaigns always boost Poilievre or attack NDP & Libs?
Elections Canada says their mandate doesn't cover bots and anyway this is happening outside a writ period.
From Luke LeBrun (npub18fk…yu2t)