Here is a little description of the website, Disinfowatch:
"DisinfoWatch is a leading Canadian foreign disinformation monitoring and debunking platform. Our data is sourced through an international network of journalists, civil society organizations and analysts, as well as some automated sources, and is anaylized and exposed in order raise broader general awareness of disinformation and build long-term resilience against it.
Our core objective is to increase public understanding and awareness about mis/disinformation, by whom and why it’s produced, how to identify it and how to help stop its spread."
Edit to add some text I copied this morning. The website is down. I don’t think it is far-fetched to think Russia would DDOS this kind of website.
“Sputnik, a Russian state media outlet, has published an article targeting Mark Carney, the newly elected leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and incoming Prime Minister. The article frames Carney as an unqualified and problematic leader by listing alleged “mishaps” including one connecting him with Russia’s classic neo-Nazi accusation. It should be noted that Sputnik, like RT, is a key instrument of the Russian government and intelligence services, used for information and influence operations targeting Western democracies. Sputnik’s article is not a neutral critique but part of a broader disinformation campaign aimed at: Undermining Carney’s leadership by questioning his credentials, integrity, and political legitimacy. Eroding Canadian support for Ukraine by framing Carney’s pro-Ukraine stance, especially his use of “Slava Ukraini“, as radical or dangerous. Sowing distrust in Western financial and political elites by portraying Carney as an untrustworthy figure tied to corruption and globalist interests. This article follows a Kremlin playbook commonly used against Western leaders who support Ukraine, climate policies, or strong financial governance. Similar tactics have been used against Canadian officials”
Strange how it never seems to be a Conservative name leaving Russian Propagandist lips outside the cases where the words are “We have no ties with that person/group/etc”.
They probably tend to favour right-wing politicians more often than left given the alignment of many current right-wing politicians, but Russia is opportunistic. Their goal is often to sow chaos and amplify internal conflict within a target country and they will attack conservatives if that is the best path to meet that goal. This article even mentions that they had previously targeted Harper and Bezan, who are both conservatives.
Back then Harper was ferocious about Russia, he hated them. But more recently, he has aligned himself with Orban and he is Chairman of the IDU. Russia may have krompromat on him.
Interesting anecdote, I guess. Not really surprising that Putin would align with groups perceived as pro-Russian rather than anti-Russian. And that’s really the lens to view it through. If you think Russia’s goal is to advance Canadian conservatism, you’re wrong. Russia’s goal is to damage, weaken, and destroy its enemies. If they believe advancing the right works toward that, they’ll do that. If they thought that advancing the NDP would do it, they’d do it without hesitation and it wouldn’t be at all inconsistent with their support of conservatives. Russian propaganda is spread through both the far-right and far-left in Canada - and often they’re just amplifying domestic conflict to force leaders to deal with internal crises rather than looking outward.
Yea I do agree. Guys like Harper and PP know tho and are in on it. For their own power and wealth. And I think it is why they are so scared of Carney, he may be one of the only guy in the world able to handle whats going on.