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Neo-Nazis, extremists capitalizing on COVID-19, declassified CSIS documents say
COVID-19 in an attempt to capitalize on the pandemic, according to declassified Canadian intelligence files obtained by Global News.Neo-Nazis, white supremacists and anti-government extremists, in particular, have been using COVID-19 conspiracy theories to attract followers, raise money and encourage violence, the documents said.A “secret” national security brief, prepared for senior Canadian officials and shared with foreign governments, links disinformation about the virus to what it calls ideologically motivated violent (IMV) extremists.“IMV extremists and others are using the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to promote disinformation and alternative narratives regarding both the cause of the pandemic and potential societal outcomes,”