Imagine waking up one morning to headlines that tell you your country is about to force women into the army. Your mother, your sister, your daughter, your best friend — all of them could be called up against their will. Panic spreads through group chats, rumors fly across social media, and before long, people are arguing at dinner tables about something that was never real. That is exactly what is happening right now in Ukraine, except the headlines aren’t coming from honest journalists. They are coming from the Russian intelligence services, working overtime to plant another poisonous seed of disinformation.…

The Phantom Separatists: Inside the Fake Websites That Are Tricking AI Into Spreading Alberta Breakup Lies There’s a strange new ghost town on the internet, and it isn’t in the desert. It’s a network of websites that look, at first glance, like passionate hubs for the Alberta independence movement. They have names that sound noble and patriotic. They feature rugged photos of the Rocky Mountains, prairie skies, and oil pumps silhouetted against a golden sunrise. They publish articles about the “next steps” toward a sovereign Alberta, complete with historical timelines, fake polls, and quotes from “local leaders” you’ve never met…