OTTAWA — MPs on the public safety and national security committee voted unanimously to launch an investigation into an alleged Russian ploy to dupe right-wing influencers into sowing division among Americans.

A U.S. indictment filed earlier this month charged two employees of RT, a Russian state-controlled media outlet, in a US$10-million scheme that purportedly used social media personalities to distribute content with Russian government messaging.

The committee will invite Lauren Chen and Liam Donovan to testify, as well as Lauren Southern, who is among Tenet Media's cast of personalities{ai:summary}<p>Canadian MPs have initiated an investigation into a purported Russian effort to manipulate right-wing influencers to create division in the U.S. This follows a U.S. indictment of two employees from the Russian state media outlet RT over a $10-million scheme involving social media.  </p><p>#foreignaffairs</p>

MPs want Canadians tied to alleged Russian propaganda scheme to testify at committee

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