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Fat Fag rank	Tue Apr 28 17:08:43 https://ww...channels-netherlands-9.7174719 Dutch YouTube creators behind Alberta separatist videos getting millions of views CBC/Radio-Canada investigation reveals Netherlands accounts hired voice actors to front 'faceless' channels People based in the Netherlands are behind several YouTube channels that promote Alberta separatism but are fronted by hired actors, according to an investigation by CBC News’s visual investigations team and Radio-Canada’s Décrypteurs. 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. This week, a report by the Media Ecosystem Observatory (MEO), a joint project between the University of Toronto and McGill University in Montreal looking into Canadian media, identified 20 YouTube channels as part of a co-ordinated network focused on separatism in western Canadian provinces, and other political issues. The report noted they use near-identical scripts and dubbed them "slopaganda." Altogether, the accounts have garnered roughly 40 million views. The report says many of the videos contain "frequent and obvious lies, drawing on real news stories to reach exaggerated conclusions designed to exploit political divisions." The report did not identify the individuals behind the apparent network, citing a lack of "identifying information to real humans or organizations nor ties to the secession movement in Alberta." "I think it’s disturbing that these voices are able to insert themselves in the conversation, and their interest is not to further the democratic discourse or … have a healthy, authentic conversation," said Chris Ross, a senior analyst at the Media Ecosystem Observatory. "They're putting themselves in the middle of that, misleading Albertans, Canadians, and they're just doing it to make money." 'I feel so violated' The CBC News investigation found that four of the accounts are hosted by actors who either use different names or only their first names on the YouTube accounts on which they appear. One of the accounts, The Canadian Politician, received more than 350,000 total views, according to the MEO report. The account features a video introducing the channel hosted by a person who identifies himself as "James." But "James" is known to the public as Matt Berry, a Calgary-based media worker. CBC News found him using a reverse image search. "It’s f--ked up," said Berry in an interview. "I feel so violated … I'm not part of a separatist movement. I'm literally, like, the opposite." Berry said he had responded to a job posting on the gig work site Upwork, had gotten in touch with the client and sent an audition video. He said the audition video had been used on the channel without his knowledge or permission, and that he never signed a contract with anyone nor been paid for his work. The other videos on the channel appear to use an AI-generated voiceover that does not sound like Berry. Two X accounts linked to the YouTube channels, including The Canadian Politician, state that they were created while connected to the Netherlands App Store. A third X account is based in the Netherlands, according to the platform. Berry provided CBC News with screenshots of his correspondence with the person who hired him on Upwork. The name used by the account is Daan Jurgers and their profile states they are based in the Netherlands. The conversation moved to Discord, where an account named "Daan" shared several documents hosted on Google Docs with Berry. One of the documents is owned by an email account containing the name Daan Jurgers. Using Darkside, a tool that searches leaked databases, CBC News uncovered social media profiles created with the email address. They revealed that Jurgers is a sports writer based in the Netherlands. On a phone call with CBC News, Jurgers initially confirmed he hired people to create YouTube videos, but hung up when asked for further details. In a follow-up email, Jurgers denied involvement altogether, saying, "I believe there is a misunderstanding regarding my alleged involvement. I am not connected to the activities you describe." Jurgers subsequently suggested his email address "may have been used without my knowledge or permission" and said that his previous confirmation had been a misunderstanding. Other documents shared with Berry were created by email addresses that CBC News linked to writers based in Pakistan using OSINT Industries, a search tool for public information on the internet. CBC News uncovered more connections to people based in the Netherlands. One of the accounts identified by the Media Ecosystem Observatory report was CanadianHub, which advertises itself as delivering "straight talk, real context, and a clearer view of what’s happening in Canada and the world." The channel is hosted by Paul Nicholls, who is based in the U.S. 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." Nicholls shared screenshots of conversations with the person who hired him. The Discord account used the username "marijnmasseus" and had a profile photo that matched a social media account for a man named Marijn Masseus who lives in the Netherlands and describes himself as a "digital creator."
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