Extremists groups are using COVID-19 as an attempt to destabilize government
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Since the start of the pandemic, misinformation and conspiracies about COVID-19 or the government response to it have spread widely online.
But a new report from the federal intelligence service suggests that extremist groups could be using that worldview to recruit and attempt to destabilize government,
Ottawa Citizen writer Tom Spears joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss the groups the intelligence service is warning about, what kind of messaging they’re spreading, and why experts are concerned.
Background reading: How political extremists took advantage of COVID-19
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Since the start of the pandemic, misinformation and conspiracies about COVID-19 or the government response to it have spread widely online.
But a new report from the federal intelligence service suggests that extremist groups could be using that worldview to recruit and attempt to destabilize government,
Ottawa Citizen writer Tom Spears joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss the groups the intelligence service is warning about, what kind of messaging they’re spreading, and why experts are concerned.
Background reading: How political extremists took advantage of COVID-19
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