Exposing fake Canadians pushing to join the U.S. | Visual investigations

From CBC News.

Who is behind YouTube videos with millions of views saying parts of Canada should join the U.S.? CBC News’ visual investigations team finds the truth about YouTube channels with names like The Canadian Politician pushing Alberta separatism that a recent report says are full of misleading and false information. We go down the rabbit hole and uncover the web of hired actors and ‘faceless’ creators who live overseas that are publishing this content to make a profit.

Read the full investigation: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/alberta-separatist-youtube-channels-netherlands-9.7174719

0:00 – Intro
0:35 – Why Canadian separatism?
2:04 – Unmasking who’s behind it
5:07 – Exposing ‘faceless’ YouTube

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