Feb 7, 2025 · China linked to 'malicious' WeChat campaign against Chrystia Freeland: monitoring task force. In total, SITE and its partners spotted over 30 WeChat news accounts that were part of the campaign ...

Feb 7, 2025 · Chrystia Freeland, who is running for leadership of the Liberal Party, is the subject of a co-ordinated campaign of 'derogatory' news being circulated on the popular Chinese app WeChat, the ...

Feb 7, 2025 · China may have launched a "disparaging" and "malicious" campaign against Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland on the social media platform WeChat, according to the task force set up...

Feb 8, 2025 · SITE revealed that over 30 WeChat accounts participated in the effort against Freeland, amassing more than 140,000 interactions between January 29 and February 3. The campaign reached an estimated ...

Feb 7, 2025 · Canadian security officials say an "information operation" against Liberal leadership hopeful Chrystia Freeland was traced to a popular WeChat news account linked to China. ... with WeChat news ...

Feb 7, 2025 · The launch of this misinformation operation was traced to WeChat’s most popular news account. Updated Feb. 7, 2025 at 7:08 p ... Chrystia Freeland speaks at a press conference in Toronto on Jan ...

Feb 7, 2025 · Global Affairs Canada says a foreign information campaign linked to China is targeting Chrystia Freeland’s bid to become leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.. Global Affairs Canada said its Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM) “detected coordinated and malicious activity about Ms. Freeland” linked to WeChat’s most popular news account -– an anonymous blog that has been previously linked ...

02/08/2025 February 8, 2025. A task force found that WeChat accounts linked to the Chinese government launched "coordinated" and "malicious" content against Chrystia Freeland who is in the running ...

Feb 7, 2025 · Freeland target of ‘malicious’ foreign interference campaign linked to China: task force Video ‘There’s been a cost put on our child’s head’: B.C. to cut off drug treatment for 9-year ...

Feb 7, 2025 · WeChat news articles disparaging Freeland netted more than 140,000 interactions between Jan. 29 and Feb. 3, and RRM Canada estimates that two to three million WeChat users saw the campaign globally.