MPs look for ways to fight 'fake news' in wake of mosque shooting

False information about the suspects in Sunday's mosque shootings circulating on the internet has raised new questions about how to fight the explosion of "fake news."

But there are no easy answers on how to stop the spread of lies and misleading news on the web.

The Supreme Court of Canada struck down a law that banned "spreading false news" in the case of Holocaust denier Ernst Zundel in 1992. It remains as Section 181 in the Criminal Code — a so-called zombie law that can't be enforced. But some believe a new, narrower law could be enacted.

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