Trudeau deletes tweet that cited false information in denouncing the Iranian regimeOTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office confirmed on Tuesday that it deleted a tweet from his official account that denounced Iran based on incomplete "initial reporting" that "lacked necessary context." "Canada denounces the Iranian regime's barbaric decision to impose the death penalty on nearly 15,000 protesters," the English tweet said. His office pointed to reports on news sites including Newsweek and Yahoo that stated 15,000 people were facing the death penalty. The statement from Trudeau's office did not express any regret and did not elaborate on the extent to which the information was vetted before it was shared. Canada has strongly condemned the Iranian regime for its crackdown, levying economic sanctions against Iranian decision-makers and, on Monday, formally banning a swath of top officials from entering the country.

Source: CBC News November 15, 2022 18:43 UTC