Ezra Levant receives an apology for Fort Mac fire lies
Rather than pursue a financial reward, Levant opted for a public apology from Stirling and a donation to the Fort McMurray Food Bank. Still, Levant noted the chilling effect of Stirling's lies on the Red Cross donations.
Adam Stirling, a broadcaster with Victoria, B.C radio station CFAX 1070, was ordered by the court to apologize and retract his statements alleging the Rebel News CEO had personally benefited from a $100,000 fundraising effort to help the victims of the Fort McMurray wildfire in 2016.
Adam Stirling isn’t just a regular liar. He lied about a charity. His lies caused people to stop giving to victims of a massive fire. He is a sociopath who, even after he was caught, refused to admit his lies for seven years. I don’t think I have ever met anyone more unethical. https://t.co/HD04IM8cF1 pic.twitter.com/4gP6rimmDn
— Ezra Levant 🍁🚛 (@ezralevant) May 10, 2023
In a statement on his Twitter account, Stirling admitted to "concocting" a story that Levant had "defrauded" donors to the fundraiser, which was subsequently recognized by the Red Cross and lauded by then Alberta premier, Rachel Notley.
Levant explained the facts of the lawsuit against Stirling in an 11-tweet thread on May 10, 2023.
1. Adam Stirling fabricated bizarre lies about a charity, causing donors to stop helping fire victims.
— Ezra Levant 🍁🚛 (@ezralevant) May 10, 2023
He is a sociopath who, even after he was caught, refused to admit his lies for seven years. He finally made the grudging apology, below.
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In 2016, as a wildfire burned 30% of the Northern Alberta oilpatch town, Rebel News organized on online fundraiser with proceeds going to the Red Cross. Levant personally donated 10,000 to kickstart the project. Stirling took to Twitter as the fundraiser gained momentum to allege fraud and personal benefit to Levant from the donations. These allegations were all unfounded.
7. For seven years Stirling maintained his bizarre lies. Until a judge wrote this: https://t.co/ohCRbZB1pC
— Ezra Levant 🍁🚛 (@ezralevant) May 10, 2023
No chance of defence.
He was going to lose. He didn't apologize because he was sorry. He apologized because he was scared. Adam Stirling isn't just a liar, he's a coward. pic.twitter.com/tWUtF62eLL
Stirling made false claims that he had contacted authorities about the allegedly fraudulent nature of the fundraiser.
6. Stirling didn't give his opinion. No-one cares about his opinion. And he knew no facts. So he created a fictional story claiming he had contacted the authorities, alerted them to a fraud, and they cracked down on the crowdfund. None of that happened. He's a sociopathic liar: pic.twitter.com/jH5qexIVcn
— Ezra Levant 🍁🚛 (@ezralevant) May 10, 2023
"I am sorry for what I did, and I am sorry it took me seven years to admit it," stated Stirling.
5. Here's an excerpt from the court. @Adam_Stirling claimed the Red Cross was investigating fraud in the crowdfund. That was a lie. Stirling never even spoke to the Red Cross. In fact, the Red Cross were our partner in the crowdfund. Stirling is a sociopath. pic.twitter.com/uSXHZXDFHM
— Ezra Levant 🍁🚛 (@ezralevant) May 10, 2023
Rather than pursue a financial reward, Levant opted for a public apology from Stirling and a donation to the Fort McMurray Food Bank. Still, Levant noted the chilling effect of Stirling's lies on the Red Cross donations.
9. I didn't ask for money from Stirlng for the settlement, just for the truth. He paid $2,500 to charity -- his wicked lies surely cost the Red Cross $100,000.
— Ezra Levant 🍁🚛 (@ezralevant) May 10, 2023
I did it to vindicate the ethics of our company. And to warn defamers: justice is slow, but justice will come.
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