Canadian Lawmakers targeted by China-linked ‘Spamouflage’ disinformation

The bot network, according to the government ministry, left thousands of messages on the social media accounts of dozens of members of parliament, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and opposition leader Pierre Poilievre, accusing them of criminal and ethical violations.

It started in early August and scaled up in September, it said, with the aim of “discrediting and denigrating the targeted MPs” and “silencing criticism of the CCP,” or Chinese Communist Party.