Global Affairs Canada (GAC) says that a disinformation operation on the Chinese social media platform WeChat spread false information about Conservative MP Michael Chong.
In a news release Wednesday, GAC said that while monitoring social media platforms for the June 19, 2023 byelections, the department’s Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) uncovered a May operation targeting Chong. RRM’s purpose is to “identify and respond to foreign threats to democracies.”
“Between May 4 and 13, 2023, a coordinated network of WeChat’s news accounts featured, shared and amplified a large volume of false or misleading narratives about Mr. Chong,” the news release said.
“Most of the activity was targeted at spreading false narratives about
