Rapid Response Mechanism Canada detects Spamouflage campaign targeting Members of Parliament globalsecurity.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from globalsecurity.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
China has been accused of carrying out a "spamouflage" campaign to discredit Canadian MPs and silence criticism of Beijing. The campaign involved a bot network leaving thousands of comments on social media accounts of Canadian politicians, claiming that a critic of the Chinese Communist Party had accused them of criminal and ethical breaches. The campaign also used "deep fake" videos targeting individuals. Canadian intelligence agencies and officials have previously accused China of interfering in Canada s elections.