Canada Detects Disinformation Campaign Likely from China Targeting PM Trudeau and Other Politicians

Canada says it detected a disinformation campaign likely from China targeting dozens of Canadian politicians, including PM Justin Trudeau.

The "spamouflage" campaign used waves of online posts to discredit Canadian MPs.

It accelerated in early September, with thousands of comments in English and French on politicians' accounts.

The posts claimed a China critic accused politicians of crimes and ethics breaches.

Officials say the bot network behind the campaign could be linked to larger Spamouflage networks reported on before.