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Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Diana Carney biography likely written by AI sparks conspiracy claims
"How did they know that she would be the first Lady of Canada at the beginning of April??" asks a May 3, 2025 X post. The post includes an apparent screenshot of a product page for a book about Diana Fox Carney on the commerce website Amazon. "Notice she is called First Lady of Canada. How the hell 26 days before the election, obviously the fix was in," text reshared in a similar May 5 Facebook post said. Different users across X, Instagram and TikTok shared images of the same supposed biography with claims that its April 2 publication date, three weeks after Mark Carney took office on March 14, was evidence the couple had prior knowledge he would win his bid to become prime minister. Both husband and wife have been targets of misinformation claims since Mark Carney entered the race to lead the ruling Liberals following the resignation of former prime minister Justin Trudeau in January. After winning the leadership contest and taking office as head of government, Mark Carney called a snap election for April 28 which precipitated multiple claims of fraud despite all parties accepting the results which show the Liberal Party winning the most seats and no evidence of widespread issues impacting the vote (archived here). With some alleging the Diana Fox Carney book shows "the globalist narrative playbook in action," the recent claims appear to build off conspiracy theories which point to Mark Carney's ties (archived here) to the World Economic Forum as evidence the couple is connected to a supposed circle of nefarious elites. However, the text, which is no longer available on Amazon, has a very high likelihood of being generated by artificial intelligence, experts say. The Ontario-based AI-detection firm, shared its analysis of excerpts from the book and its summary with AFP. All of the samples scored 100 percent on the scale the company uses to quantify confidence that content is AI-generated (archived here, here and here). "This incident is a perfect example of how quickly generative tools can fabricate convincing‑looking 'biographies' around public figures," said Jon Gillham, the CEO and founder of in an email May 6. Furthermore, samples of the book do not indicate any participation by Diana Fox Carney in its publication. Some posts claim Diana Fox Carney was attempting to grab titles that do not exist by styling herself as the "First Lady of Canada" in the biography's title. The role of the Canadian head of government's spouse is less formalized than in countries such as the United States, with Trudeau's ex-wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, previously referred to as the "unofficial first lady of Canada" (archived here). Gillham said that such a misnomer was further proof the text was invented by artificial intelligence, which can generate inaccuracies in its answers to a prompt. Jane Friedman, a writer covering the publishing industry (archived here), said another clue was the sheer number of books the biography's author, "Victor C. Hopkins," shared in such a short time period. Currently, the author page lists 14 texts about different political figures, all published since the beginning of April (archived here). "It's laughable," Friedman said. AFP was not able to locate a website or contact a page for "Victor C. Hopkins" to find more information about the supposed writer. The Diana Fox Carney biography does not appear to be a unique case, with Friedman saying there are "vast numbers of such books published every day." "It was absolutely dropped onto Amazon to capitalize off current interest in the PM and news headlines," she said. During Canada's federal election campaign, Bloomberg covered a deluge of "strange" AI-generated books on Canadian politics flooding Amazon. Additional social media posts shared conspiratorial claims about the Carneys featuring books with different titles and author names, such as "Victor P. Johnston." Friedman said it falls to Amazon to act as AI-generated content spreads on its platform. Amazon spokesman Tim Gillman told AFP in a May 7 email content guidelines exist "governing which books can be listed for sale, and we have proactive and reactive methods that help us detect content that violates our guidelines, whether AI-generated or not." Kindle Direct Publishing, Amazon's e-book platform, requires authors verify their identity (archived here). Publishers must also disclose when content is AI-generated but this information is not currently available to customers (archived here). Keyword searches reveal several other Diana Fox Carney biographies with similar titles were also removed from Amazon (archived here and here), but at least one is still available at the time of publication (archived here). Read more of AFP's reporting on misinformation in Canada here.
AFP
09-05-2025
- Business
- AFP
Diana Carney biography likely written by AI sparks conspiracy claims
"How did they know that she would be the first Lady of Canada at the beginning of April??" asks a May 3, 2025 X post. includes an apparent screenshot of a product page for a book about Diana Fox Carney on the commerce website Amazon. is called First Lady of Canada. How the hell 26 days before the election, obviously the fix was in," text reshared in a similar May 5 Facebook post said. Image Screenshot of an X post taken May 8, 2025 Image Screenshot of a Facebook post taken May 9, 2025 Different users across X, Instagram and TikTok shared images of the same supposed biography with claims that its April 2 publication date, three weeks after Mark Carney took office on March 14, was evidence the couple had prior knowledge he would win his bid to become prime minister. Both husband and wife have been targets of misinformation claims since Mark Carney entered the race to lead the ruling Liberals following the resignation of former prime minister Justin Trudeau in January. After winning the leadership contest and taking office as head of government, Mark Carney called a snap election for April 28 which precipitated multiple claims of fraud despite all parties accepting the results which show the Liberal Party winning the most seats and no evidence of widespread issues impacting the vote (archived here). With some alleging the Diana Fox Carney book shows "the globalist narrative playbook in action," the recent claims appear to build off conspiracy theories which point to Mark Carney's ties (archived here) to the World Economic Forum as evidence the couple is connected to a supposed circle of nefarious However, the text, which is no longer available on Amazon, has a very high likelihood of being generated by artificial intelligence, experts say. The Ontario-based AI-detection firm, shared its analysis of excerpts from the book and its summary with AFP. All of the samples scored 100 percent on the scale the company uses to quantify confidence that content is AI-generated (archived here, here and here). "This incident is a perfect example of how quickly generative tools can fabricate convincing‑looking 'biographies' around public figures," said Jon Gillham, the CEO and founder of in an email May 6. Furthermore, samples of the book do not indicate any participation by Diana Fox Carney in its publication. Generated book content Some posts claim Diana Fox Carney was attempting to grab titles that do not exist by styling herself as the "First Lady of Canada" in the biography's title. The role of the Canadian head of government's spouse is less formalized than in countries such as the United States, with Trudeau's ex-wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, previously referred to as the "unofficial first lady of Canada" (archived here). Gillham said that such a misnomer was further proof the text was invented by artificial intelligence, which can generate inaccuracies in its answers to a prompt. Jane Friedman, a writer covering the publishing industry (archived here), said another clue was the sheer number of books the biography's author, "Victor C. Hopkins," shared in such a short time period. Currently, the author page lists 14 texts about different political figures, all published since the beginning of April (archived here). "It's laughable," Friedman said. AFP was not able to locate a website or contact a page for "Victor C. Hopkins" to find more information about the supposed writer. A larger trend The Diana Fox Carney biography does not appear to be a unique case, with Friedman saying there are "vast numbers of such books published every day." "It was absolutely dropped onto Amazon to capitalize off current interest in the PM and news headlines," she said. During Canada's federal election campaign, Bloomberg covered a deluge of "strange" AI-generated books on Canadian politics flooding Amazon. Additional social media ed conspiratorial claims about the Carneys featuring books with different titles and author names, such as "Victor P. Johnston." Image Screenshot of a Facebook post taken May 8, 2025 Friedman said it falls to Amazon to act as AI-generated content spreads on its platform. Read more of AFP's reporting on misinformation in Canada here.
Canada News.Net
04-05-2025
- Politics
- Canada News.Net
Canada's ruling Liberals projected to win election
Canada's new Prime Minister and Liberal Leader Mark Carney and wife Diana Fox Carney vote in Ottawa, Ontario, April 28, 2025. /VCG Canada's ruling Liberals retained power in Monday's election but it is too soon to say whether they will form a majority government, according to predictions. The result might not be known for some time and could depend on the westernmost province of British Columbia, where polls closed last. The Liberals need to win 172 of the House of Commons' 343 electoral districts, known as seats, for a majority that would allow them to govern without support from a smaller party. Local media CTV News and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) projected that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals would fall short of the majority government. (With input from Reuters) Source: CGTN
Canada Standard
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Canada Standard
Canada's ruling Liberals projected to win election
CGTN 29 Apr 2025, 02:07 GMT+10 Canada's new Prime Minister and Liberal Leader Mark Carney and wife Diana Fox Carney vote in Ottawa, Ontario, April 28, 2025. /VCG Canada's ruling Liberals retained power in Monday's election but it is too soon to say whether they will form a majority government, according to predictions. The result might not be known for some time and could depend on the westernmost province of British Columbia, where polls closed last. The Liberals need to win 172 of the House of Commons' 343 electoral districts, known as seats, for a majority that would allow them to govern without support from a smaller party. Local media CTV News and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) projected that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals would fall short of the majority government. (With input from Reuters) Source: CGTN
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney's Wife Has Her Own Global Career Experience
It's unlikely that 'What are you wearing?' will be welcome words for Diana Fox Carney, an economist and climate policy specialist. As the wife of Canada's newly elected prime minister Mark Carney, she is bringing her own gravitas to the role of the country's first lady. A global climate and energy policy authority, she has championed clean energy, sustainable livelihoods, responsible supply chains and net zero greenhouse gas emissions, and she has challenged consumerism. Fox Carney also has four published works including 'Sustainable Livelihoods: Lesson From Early Experience.' More from WWD White House Calls Amazon's Reported Tariff Transparency Plans a 'Hostile and Political Act' EXCLUSIVE: The Luxury Consumer Has a New Dealer China Insight: Under Dual Pressures of Tariffs and Inventory, China's Fashion Industry Seeks a New Breakthrough She has spoken publicly about how individuals can make changes to support climate action whether that be by taking public transportation or reducing red meat consumption. Fox Carney has also addressed the role that large global companies have to play in supporting climate action. Although Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, her predecessor as Canada's unofficial first lady, was known for her stylishness and her work in television, Fox Carney appears to be more no nonsense about fashion. Through a spokesperson Tuesday, Trudeau declined to offer any guidance to Fox Carney in her new role. Thanking Canadian voters Monday night after the federal election results were in for choosing her husband's 'vision,' Fox Carney wore a sleeveless red sheath dress with a satin crewneck collar, a heart-shaped pin, red knot earrings and black flats. Before her husband joined her on the stage in Ottawa, she described him as 'consistent, compassionate, loyal and driven by an exceptionally strong set of values.' Earlier on Election Day, she kept her sunglasses on top of her head and walked in ballet flats with her hands in the pockets of her boldly printed dress. When on the campaign trail for limited appearances, she kept things simple in basic dresses and sportswear separates. Lean and muscular, Fox Carney reportedly met her future husband playing hockey, when they were graduate students at the University of Oxford. The couple married in 1994 and have four daughters — Cleo, Tess, Amelia and Sasha. Fox Carney started her career with the U.K. government in Zanzibar and has held leadership roles at think tanks in Canada and the U.K. Her résumé includes serving as a senior adviser on climate to the growth equity fund, BeyondNetZero, and as chair at Helios' CLEAR, a fund that invests in climate adaptation and mitigation in Africa. The Gen Xer joined the Eurasia Group in 2021 as a senior adviser. An Eurasia Group spokesperson said Tuesday that Fox Carney was not available to comment about her commitment to sustainability and her views on consumerism. The British Canadian previously worked as executive director at Pi Capital, the U.K. leading content-based membership organization. In an online Q&A with Terramera's founder Karn Manhas, Fox Carney highlighted her interest in 'electrifying everything (from household heating and cooling to the vehicle you drive), soil carbon sequestration, and enhanced weathering (to speed up the natural process through which minerals combine with carbon to remove it from the atmosphere) among other things. As first lady, she is taking on a pivotal role for Canada, which has seen interest in a consumer driven 'Buy Canadian' movement gaining traction in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods. Francois Neville, a professor at McMaster University's DeGroote School of Business, said that given Fox Carney's background as an economist, he believes she 'understands the economic implications of sustainability and consumerism, such that she might inform policymakers and business leaders on the costs and benefits of certain sustainability-oriented practices and policies; where they might make good business sense, and where they may fall short. Ultimately, I would expect her to take a pragmatic approach to these issues and how she would discuss them.' Having studied agricultural economics for a master's degree at the University of Oxford, Fox Carney, whose father was a farmer, has served on the strategic advisory board at Terramera. In her interview with Manhas, she spoke of working in overseas development in sub-Saharan Africa, and how she saw 'up close the real devastation wrought by even small changes in the climate and came to understand that it is the most vulnerable, who are the least culpable.' As 'a big cyclist more for getting around than for exercise,' she floated the idea of what a difference would be made if everyone walked or biked any trek that was under 5 kilometers in the interview. She also cited three routines that are key to her well-being — her morning coffee, her afternoon tea and her garden. Like many public figures, Fox Carney has also had to deal with the unexpected. Last month during the campaign for the snap election, a manipulated photograph of Carney with her husband circulated on X and Facebook. An image of the couple that was taken on March 9, the night that Carney won the Liberal Party's leadership role, had been altered so that her face looked more like his. The former Bank of England governor was pictured in a navy business suit waving, with his wife beside him in a white tank and a red pantsuit. In January, a source close to Carney reportedly blamed the conservatives for circulating photos of he and his wife standing at the 2013 Wilderness Festival beside Ghislaine Maxwell, the now incarcerated girlfriend of the late Jeffrey Epstein. The source reportedly said at that time 'they are not friends.' Having appeared on Fox Carney's former 'BeyondNetZero' show, Sylvain Charlebois, a professor and researcher at Dalhousie University, described her as 'highly educated and very smart. I suspect that she will have an opinion on a lot of different things. Obviously, she and Mark Carney met in school. I wouldn't be surprised if she might have some influence over the prime minister.' Her daughter Cleo, a Harvard University undergraduate, seems to share her mother's commitment to climate action and sustainability as a member of both the Institute of Politics' Environmental Action Committee, and the Counsil of Student Sustainability Leaders, as well as being a representative for Harvard's Efficiency Program. A media request for Cleo was acknowledged by an associate, but it had not been responded to Tuesday. Best of WWD A Look Back at Prince William and Kate Middleton's Royal Wedding Beyoncé's Tour Outfits: From 'Cowboy Carter' to 'Dangerously in Love' and More Photos Savannah James' Style Through the Years: LeBron James' Wife's Fashion Evolution [PHOTOS]
