Trudeau deletes tweet falsely claiming Iran has sentenced 15,000 protesters to death

Canada’s Trudeau deletes viral tweet falsely claiming Iran sentences 15,000 to death

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has deleted a widely circulating tweet that falsely claimed Iran was planning to execute 15,000 protestors to

Canadian PM Trudeau deletes tweet falsely claiming Iran sentenced 15,000 to death

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has found himself in soup after deleting a tweet where he falsely stated that the Iranian regime had sentenced 15,000 protesters to death.  Reportedly, the inaccurate tweet was shared by Trudeau's official Twitter account and remained live for more than 12 hours before being deleted. The claim that Iran's regime sentenced 15,000 people to death has been swirling across social media platforms for some days a…

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Trudeau deletes tweet claiming Iran has sentenced 15,000 protesters to death

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Trudeau deletes tweet that cited false information in denouncing the Iranian regime

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office says it deleted a tweet that his account posted overnight denouncing the Iranian regime based on false information that had been circulating on social media.

Justin Trudeau deletes tweet after sharing false information about mass death sentences in Iran

The original tweet on Monday referred to incorrect reports — widely circulated by celebrities this week on social media — that Iran had sentenced nearly 15,000 protesters to death.