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Jean Laurent, a journalist and independent blogger, was charged under the OHPA after publishing a series of online articles alleging that a religious minority group was secretly funding terrorist activities in Canada. These claims were proven false by independent investigations conducted by intelligence agencies and fact-checking organizations. Despite overwhelming evidence disproving his allegations, Laurent refused to retract the articles, which quickly spread across social media platforms. See more