Justin Trudeau's office said that the tweet dishonoured the victims "by spreading misinformation"
Highlights
- 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
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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