The analysis identified several posts containing misleading and inflammatory comments about the Khalistan movement which advocates for an independent state for Sikhs and Sikh Canadians in general that were recirculated by suspicious accounts.
Even before last month's clashes, the media monitoring unit at Global Affairs Canada had reported 'Modi-aligned' media outlets in India were pushing 'often heated' narratives claiming Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government is beholden to Khalistani extremists.
The violence of those demonstrations [in Brampton and Surrey] suggests that that agenda has been pushed in [Canada] a good deal more than any of us realized, said Ward Elcock.
A parallel analysis of pro-Khalistan accounts also revealed numerous unverified claims, but only marginal amplification by suspected bots.
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