Canadian officials say Chinese interference targeted Mark Carney in election

 

 

Canadian officials say Chinese interference targeted Mark Carney in election. The activity centered on Liberal leader Mark Carney was detected through the Chinese social media platform WeChat. It was supported by Beijing, Canadian officials monitoring foreign interference in federal elections said Monday.

It was launched by WeChat’s most popular news account, Yuli-Youmian. This account is closely linked to the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Chinese Communist Party. Officials from the Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections (SITE) Task Force announced this. The goal was to create a preconceived idea about Carney in the Canadian-Chinese community through articles and other means, and to spread it as much as possible through other WeChat accounts. As part of this, positive and negative information about Carney was released at the same time. While writing about Carney's position on the United States, he targeted his qualifications and experience. The task force had previously assessed that foreign powers such as China, Russia, and Iran could use AI-generated content, such as deepfakes, to disrupt federal elections and influence Canadian voters.