Conservative political analyst Tucker Carlson and Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson were among those funded by Russian state news agency RT to boost anti-vax claims in 2022, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claimed under oath during his testimony on Wednesday at the Foreign Interference Commission.

The claims were made during the so-called “Freedom Convoy” protests staged by truck drivers in Canada this year. Since January 2022, the country has required all cross-border truck drivers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In response, some truck drivers and citizens staged protests in front of Parliament in their private vehicles.

Although the Freedom Convoy is complete, Trudeau said, “those messages are still being sent today.”

He continued: “Answer: Yes, we saw that anti-vaccination messages during the convoy and during the pandemic were amplified by Russian propaganda, especially in the right-wing media, and this was continued by messages from the people spreading anti-vaccination .”-Vax News.”

“That doesn’t mean there weren’t people who were legitimately anti-vax, but that was hugely amplified by Russian propaganda,” Trudeau added. “And when Russia and Ukraine were invaded, we saw many of these channels become pro-Putin propaganda channels. And as I said, we’ve seen recently that RT is currently funding bloggers and other right-wing tube personalities, like Jordan Peterson, other well-known names. Tucker and Carson, too, to amplify messages that destabilize democracies.”

Trudeau, who offered no evidence to support his claims, testified as part of an independent commission’s investigation into foreign interference in Canada’s elections. In April, the commission heard evidence from the country’s domestic spy agency that China interfered in Canada’s last two elections.

Tucker Carlson has not directly addressed Trudeau’s claims. Peterson went to X, where he wrote: “Hey Russians! Where the hell is my money?! @justintrudeau strikes again, complaining about a foul ball.”

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