Fake CBC ads have flooded X with sketchy headlines. We looked for the source

Fake CBC ads have flooded X with sketchy headlines. We looked for the source

Ads featuring fake CBC articles have inundated the social media platform X in recent weeks. The ads are designed to lure Canadians into a sophisticated scam that uses Russian internet infrastructure, CBC News has found. CBC News' visual investigations unit has

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