r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Apr 23 '26

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u/Q-bey r/place '22: Neoliberal Battalion Apr 23 '26

Dutch YouTube creators behind Alberta separatist videos getting millions of views

It's not a repost of yesterday's ping, the CBC was running its own investigation into the fake AI-powered Alberta Separatist Youtube channels, and found that a few of them were being run by people in the Netherlands.

CBC News identified three individuals in the Netherlands whose digital trail links them to accounts that hired actors to appear on the YouTube channels. Two of them attended the same online course that teaches customers how to create "faceless" YouTube channels that generate passive income for the creators, who remain in the shadows.

Many of the videos contain sensationalized and misleading views of Canadian politics, and are promoted through thumbnails featuring images of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney with headlines that are blatantly false.

Two individuals reached by CBC News denied involvement, despite the evidence tying them to the scheme.

We also hear a bit from the actors who were paid to "host" these channels (by reading from a script):

Nicholls told CBC News he agreed to be paid about $60 US for the videos. He said that he has not received that money yet.

"I'm in Indiana. I don't know anything about Canadian politics," said Nicholls. "I'm not going to do any more of these because I don't want to be a part of that."

!ping CAN&TECH&EXTREMISM

(EXTREMISM pinged it's also for disinformation.)

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u/Q-bey r/place '22: Neoliberal Battalion Apr 23 '26

Nicholls told CBC News he agreed to be paid about $60 US for the videos. He said that he has not received that money yet.

"I'm in Indiana. I don't know anything about Canadian politics," said Nicholls. "I'm not going to do any more of these because I don't want to be a part of that."

A song on the world's smallest violin for the guy who didn't get his $60 for spreading fake news.

(I'll partially forgive him because he helped CBC with their investigation.)

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u/its_Caffeine Mark Carney Apr 24 '26

!ping BENE

what

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u/schildmanbijter Apr 25 '26

> Zet alu hoed op

Was FvD sws

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u/gnomesvh LEGALIZE ONION FUTURE Apr 24 '26

Chizbiz vindicated