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Canada Prime Minister's Office Demands Fox News Withdraw Tweet About Gunman

Canada Prime Minister's Office Demands Fox News Withdraw Tweet About Gunman
Justin Trudeau's office said that the tweet dishonoured the victims "by spreading misinformation"
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Tweet dishonours victims by 'spreading misinformation': PM's office
Fox News tweeted that gunman who killed 6 at a Quebec mosque was Moroccon
PM Trudeau's spokeswoman clarified that the suspect is French-Canadian
OTTAWA: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief spokeswoman on Tuesday demanded that Fox News channel in the United States either retract or update a tweet that a gunman who killed six people at a Quebec mosque was of Moroccan origin because the suspect is in fact French-Canadian.

Spokeswoman Kate Purchase said the tweet on Monday dishonoured the victims "by spreading misinformation, playing identity politics, and perpetuating fear and division within our communities".

A Fox News representative could not immediately be reached for comment.
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