Proud to be part of a Canadian team developing an AI tool to detect and counter online disinformation. We need scalable AI to detect and counter information warfare in real time. Builds on years work at DisinfoWatch to strengthen our ability to expose + respond fast. www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/art...

Russia is weaponizing -20°C cold to kill civilians by destroying Ukraine’s power, heat, and water. There’s no time for expressions of concern. The West must establish a humanitarian SkyShield over Ukraine. www.bbc.com/news/article...

🚨The pro-Kremlin Pravda network is amplifying false claims about Alberta separatism, including a MAGA fantasy “+2 U.S. senators” payoff. Alberta isn’t a U.S. state. Kremlin-aligned disinfo targeting Canadian unity. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/mosc...

Eight refineries are funneling $500m–$1bn a day to Moscow by buying Russian oil. Sanction them, and Putin’s war economy collapses within six months says @billbrowder.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Defensive and democratic preparedness isn’t panic, it’s part of deterrence. Canada must follow the Estonian, Swedish and Finnish examples to prepare Canadians for future crisis and conflict and establish a civil defence corps. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/a2e82d8...

Engler’s NDP candidacy was rightly rejected for “echoing ‘Russian state propaganda’” about Ukraine and NATO. “The Canadian Foreign Policy Institute” is equally active in spreading such narratives. Good move by the NDP. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/a2e82d8...

🚨 DisinfoWatch has identified a Russian-linked Pravda disinformation network amplifying Alberta secessionist events. The Pravda network amplifies Kremlin narratives to stoke division and undermine Canada’s cohesion, and among allied democratic nations. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/russ...

Vladimir Putin expresses Russia’s “commitment to peace” every night by bombing Ukrainian cities and terrorizing, freezing, and killing civilians — and Trump, along with his real estate agent Witkoff, is enabling it. My two cents for CTV News last night: youtu.be/aSKt5mt_ZVQ?...

A painfully obvious warning of the coming tsunami of MAGA- and Trump-aligned influence operations targeting Canada’s national cohesion.

Trump: "RECORD NUMBERS ALL OVER THE PLACE! SHOULD I TRY FOR A FOURTH TERM?"

So according to Nora Loreto, Chrystia Freeland is responsible for a million casualties in Ukraine. Not Putin who invaded Ukraine and refused every call for a ceasefire. The queen of bad takes.

A vulgar and explicit threat against Canada this morning. Canadians must prepare now to defend our nationhood and sovereignty.

Donald Trump associate, Steve Bannon, claims Canada is “hostile” to the United States and central to “Hemispheric defence” — echoing a broader narrative that paints Canada as a strategic threat rather than a partner. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/bann...

RT falsely claims Canada will declare war on the US over Greenland, allegedly citing PM Mark Carney. This is entirely fabricated. Canada supports Greenland’s sovereignty through diplomacy and not war. It's designed to divide allies and incite panic. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/rt-f...

University of Regina's Dr. @brianmcquinn.bsky.social and @marcuskolga.bsky.social say that Canada, like our Baltic allies in Europe, must prepare for what is looking increasingly like an inevitability: war with Russia. Read more in @ca.theconversation.com: bit.ly/45fI9g2

Canada must learn from Estonia + Baltic allies to prepare for Russian aggression: sabotage, airspace violations, cyberattacks, and relentless information campaigns. No longer if, but when. theconversation.com/canada-at-wa...

Canada’s global standing is stronger and our values more respected by allies thanks to @chrystia-freeland.bsky.social Freeland's leadership. My view from 2018 still holds - principled foreign policy matters. Thank you Chrystia! macdonaldlaurier.ca/chrystia-fre...

For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies

Russians carried out a massive ballistic missile and strike UAV attack on Kyiv. There are four dead and ten injured. –Mayor Vitali Klitschko There is widespread damage to critical infrastructure and power failures in some parts of the capital.

This attack - involving ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as countless drones - has now been going on for almost five hours…

The newly U.S.-approved head of the Maduro mafia regime is escalating repression, detaining journalists and intimidating citizens. Nothing “transitional” about authoritarian continuity. www.bbc.com/news/article...

The Kremlin has declared travel bans on 28 Canadians, falsely labelling them as promoting “neo-Nazis” in a baseless effort to discredit and silence critics, distort history, and justify aggression. Zero evidence - 100% disinformation. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/russ...

Now do Lukashenka and Putin.

RT says Mariupol’s theatre “reopened” after a Ukrainian attack. The truth: it was destroyed by a Russian airstrike on civilians. Kremlin disinformation doesn't need facts - it just needs a stage. 🎭 disinfowatch.org/disinfo/rt-c...

The Kremlin claims that Ukraine attacked Putin’s house with drones. Russia offers nothing but empty accusations: 91 drones, ZERO evidence. disinfowatch.org/disinfo/lavr...

Unbelievable that the Globe and Mail is publishing Christopher “Putin is no villain” Westdal today. After joining the board of a Russian mining company, he became one of Canada’s most vocal Kremlin whitewashers over the past 25 years, even after 2014. ottawacitizen.com/news/putin-n...

Not sure I understand why the Trump administration cares about Christians in Nigeria and not Christians in Ukraine

Last night, I spoke with CTV National News about President Zelensky’s new peace proposal and how it might play out for Ukraine, Canada and NATO: youtu.be/FVKqmlHXYvM?...

This is how Putin does it

The Trump administration has handed the Kremlin a propaganda victory, sanctioning those who combat disinformation while intimidating other civil society defenders on the front lines of democracy. Predictable but chilling move. www.cnn.com/2025/12/23/p...

I warned earlier this year about U.S. influence ops targeting Greenland + Denmark. Canadians shouldn’t brush off Trump’s expansionist rhetoric as bluster; his ambition is very real. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

“…at least two CAF members had endured death threats, suspected home break-ins, or other forms of harassment after receiving copies of the alleged KGB dossier”.

Canada’s RCMP must investigate who was responsible for the “death threats, suspected home break-ins" and other forms of harassment targeting Canadian Forces members who received the alleged KGB dossier. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/a2e82d8...

Good lord—this is beyond repulsive. This is MAGA nihilism laid bare: cruelty as entertainment, dehumanization as politics. Canada must treat this movement’s sickening influence as a real threat to our civic culture and democratic health—and act accordingly.

Canadian Armed Forces Intelligence unit member charged with passing secrets to a foreign entity. Good to see CAF plugging leaky holes. Hope his accomplices are also being investigated. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

”…behind Europe’s back, billionaire Trump envoy Steve Witkoff and Vladimir Putin’s sovereign-wealth money manager Kurill Dmitriev had cobbled together a secret plan to extricate nearly $200 billion of Euroclear’s frozen Russian Central Bank funds” nationalpost.com/opinion/terr...

A reminder of the kind of hateful rhetoric that seeks to dehumanize the millions of Canadians whose families escaped Soviet-era Russian terror + rebuilt their lives here. Our stories are part of Canada’s rich and diverse fabric, not something to be smeared or erased. web.archive.org/web/20220823...

Kaja Kallas’ leadership is so effective that it’s provoked the recycling of the old Kremlin-aligned “hysterical Estonian Russophobe” trope by Anglo-Saxon chauvinists, who have added their own oozing dollop of Trumpist misogyny. web.archive.org/web/20251207...

Thank you @marcuskolga.bsky.social, an OG honorary NAFO #Fella, for your laser focus on russian disinformation & elucidating its corrosive effects on democracy & civil society. It was an honour to have you join us yesterday outside the house of lies, the russian embassy 🤥🤺 💪🇨🇦🇪🇪🇺🇦 disinfowatch.org/

Right. “Peace” was never the objective: it was always a psychological operation to stall the West, fracture united resolve, score Trump administration support and secure another information-warfare win. Mission accomplished. bbc.com/news/article...

It’s not a peace negotiation, it’s a corrupt Molotov Ribbentrop style real estate swap that Ukraine and its allies will never accept. My thoughts for CTV today from Ottawa: youtu.be/B8EaZ3b5uJQ

Utterly outrageous. Canada and our democratic allies must hold the Ivanishvili mafia to account for deploying chemical agents against peaceful, pro-democracy protestors in Georgia. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Update: Since our call, 🇨🇦 Budget Implementation Bill now contains measures requiring 🇨🇦 banks to disclose holdings on behalf of sanctioned foreign entities. A key step to a 🇨🇦 double-freeze on the way to #MakeRussiaPay @marcuskolga.bsky.social

Russia’s ambassador to Canada, Oleg Stepanov, responds to the new Canada–Sweden strategic partnership with the hysterical claim that both countries are resorting to “anti-Russian rhetoric” out of "helplessness". 🇨🇦🇸🇪 disinfowatch.org/disinfo/russ...

Powerful CBC piece explores how our communal understanding of war is changing. Insights from Brig-Gen (Ret.) Jay Janzen, psychologists and me, on how disinfo + emotional fatigue erode trust, memory. When facts fracture, Remembrance itself is under threat. Lest we forget. www.cbc.ca/news/world/r...

🚨 DisinfoAlert: A new fabricated video claims “Ukrainian soldiers” threaten Erika Kirk. It appears that the video was produced by the Kremlin-linked disinfo network Storm‑1516. This “threat” is fabricated to erode support for Ukraine. Don’t fall for it! disinfowatch.org/disinfo/russ...

#TransnationalRepression is reshaping how authoritarian regimes project power & target critics abroad. @marcuskolga.bsky.social @imleeszefung.bsky.social @kentonthibaut.bsky.social @nosumacero.bsky.social & @lisandranovo.bsky.social introduce a framework to counter these operations: bit.ly/3Xgfz9I

Resetting relations with the PRC comes at a steep moral cost, once again ignoring “China’s interference in Canada’s democratic processes and its intimidation of Chinese Canadians”…. As well as its ongoing mass human rights abuses. Thank you @cburton001! www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/a2e82d8...

From Russian grey-zone operations to rapid Arctic militarization and resource imperialism, the threat is at Canada’s doorstep. We must rise to confront it. My thoughts for The Toronto Star: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

🗣️ Att: Ottawa Fellas! @marcuskolga.bsky.social is giving an important presentation on russia's information war against the West. Tues Nov 4, 6:30 pm at Cafe Ukraine ⬇️