HALIFAX—The head of NATO is urging Canada to be vigilant about the threat of Russian cyberwarfare both on the battlefield and at home. Russian-linked social media accounts have been spreading false or misleading stories about Canadian soldiers, according to Stoltenberg, such as posts accusing them of bad behaviour or living on Latvia’s dime. “We don’t believe that the way to respond to propaganda is by countering propaganda with propaganda,” Stoltenberg said in an interview on Saturday. This is a platform to elevate it for negative purposes.” He said Canadian soldiers in Latvia are countering these online attacks by setting a positive example on the ground. “The best way to diffuse any type of fake news is to actually go reach out to the community,” Sajjan said.

Source: thestar November 19, 2017 18:56 UTC