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US and Russia allegedly behind AI-driven psyop in Alberta for separatism

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A Mastodon user claims that the US and Russian governments are collaborating on a psychological operation within Alberta, Canada. The alleged goal is to foster a separatist movement, encouraging Albertans to join the United States through AI-generated disinformation campaigns. This operation aims to influence an election and secure access to Canadian oil fields, while Russia seeks to destabilize another Western democracy. AI

RANK_REASON The item describes a conspiracy theory about a psyop involving foreign governments and AI, lacking verifiable evidence and presented on a social media platform.

Read on Mastodon — fosstodon.org →

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US and Russia allegedly behind AI-driven psyop in Alberta for separatism

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    On this # CanadaDay I'm struck by how few Americans know their government and the Russians are involved in a psyop in Alberta to incite a separatist movement. T

    On this # CanadaDay I'm struck by how few Americans know their government and the Russians are involved in a psyop in Alberta to incite a separatist movement. The goal: force a populist referendum to leave # Canada and join the # USA . Albertans are being swayed by glitzy YouTube…

    LINKS thewalrus.ca/alberta-separatism-fuelled-b… ctvnews.ca/…/co-ordinated-network-of-fake… cdmrn.ca/slopaganda-the-inauthentic-youtu… disinfowatch.org/…/Alberta-and-Foreign-In…

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