Society, Culture, and Security

‘Free?’ Alberta: Foreign Interference in Alberta’s Separatist Movement

In early 2026, researchers from the Canadian Digital Media Research Network noticed something odd. They discovered a network of at least twenty YouTube channels all promoting Alberta separatism and U.S. annexation in an eerily similar fashion. These channels all used the same template: thumbnails with fake pictures of Mark Carney and Danielle Smith, AI voiceovers, Read More…

Centre For Disinformation Studies

Democracy and Disinformation, Part 3: The Cost of Comfort

Canada has the institutions, the reports, and the warnings about disinformation. What it lacks is a population that feels the threat. In this article, Dominique Arseneau-Bruneau looks at how Canada’s lack of urgency affects its response to disinformation through the lens of legality, legitimacy, and speed, and what the cost of that comfort may ultimately be.

Centre For Disinformation Studies Tisya Raina

Misinformation and the Asian-Canadian Experience

Misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation (MDM) have long shaped public understanding and state policy, particularly when it comes to racialized and immigrant communities. For Asian Canadians, these false narratives are not a new phenomenon—they are deeply rooted in a colonial framework that defined Asia and its peoples through a lens of Orientalism. Coined by scholar Edward Read More…

Centre For Disinformation Studies Jack Burnham

Honesty Truly Is the Best Policy: Public Intelligence Sharing and the Russo-Ukrainian War

How have NATO states adapted to Russia’s use of disinformation? In this article, Jack Burnham discusses the West’s strategy of public intelligence sharing and its impact on the Russo-Ukrainian War.