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CBC
14-04-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Watch for fake content around debates, task force warns
In its weekly update, representatives from the Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections (SITE) Task Force urged Canadians to be extra vigilant leading up to and after the scheduled national debates. SITE says of 151 global elections monitored in recent years, it is during times of heightened political activity that malicious content from state-sponsored groups can surge on the internet, including fake content generated with AI.
CBC
08-04-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Carney says he has 'no idea' why some Beijing-linked content is supporting him
The Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections (SITE) Task Force reported Monday that Liberal Leader Mark Carney was the focus of an operation linked to the Chinese government on the messaging app WeChat. Carney says it is important the task force be as transparent as it can with Canadians about its findings.
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Fake news phishing scams part of interference threats: Election security task force
Government of Canada representatives from the Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections (SITE) Task Force warned that they are monitoring fake news phishing scams on social media platforms targeting Canadians at a security briefing on Monday.
CBC
31-03-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Election security task force ‘concerned about the bounty placed by Hong Kong on Mr. Tay'
Canadian government representatives from the Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections (SITE) Task Force were asked about comments made by Liberal candidate Paul Chiang, who called for people to turn in Conservative candidate Joe Tay for a Chinese bounty.
