Global News reporter Rachel Gilmore said she does not take orders from the Canadian government about what to write. .“I know people who say this kind of stuff don't actually read my work,” said Gilmore in a Tuesday tweet. .“If the government did tell me what to write (spoiler: they don't) I doubt it would include this: https://globalnews.ca/news/9279581/trudeau-iran-tweet-deleted-15000-death-sentence/.” .The story she linked to was about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau deleting a tweet sharing misinformation about Iran sentencing 15,000 people to death. .Gilmore made the comments after Twitter user Jacob commented on her criticizing Twitter CEO Elon Musk saying newspapers search the internet and print it out. .“All you do is parrot the government's line, so yeah, he kinda hit the nail on the head when it comes to ‘journalists’ like you!” said Jacob. .Gilmore posted seven other stories she wrote portraying the Canadian government negatively. Some of these stories were about Liberal MP Pam Damoff saying she was disappointed as the Conservatives asked about alleged Chinese interference in elections, Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay rebuffing calls to resign amid medical assistance in dying being offered to veterans, and experts saying Canada will face peril if it does not address election interference. .She said these stories are examples from the last few months. She added she “can keep going.” .The reporter went on to say she thinks her point is clear. She asked people to “read before you criticize.” .“If you want to talk then, I'm all ears,” she said. .Canadian Armed Forces veteran James Topp served a notice of libel against Global News, its parent company Corus Entertainment, and Gilmore in September for parroting the federal government’s talking points that he is a white supremacist..READ MORE: James Topp serves libel notice against Global News."We are publicizing this development to mitigate against the reputational harm Mr. Topp has sustained by being called a white supremacist on the internet," said his team. .The notice of libel said Topp, who marched across Canada to protest vaccine mandates, was harmed by the Global News article: 'Good PR': Why anti-hate experts are urging politicians to step up vetting practices..Gilmore became emotional on December 6 when speaking about the death threats and hateful comments she receives every day. .READ MORE: WATCH: Rachel Gilmore has meltdown over death threats, hurtful messages.“I’m a female reporter and I have been receiving death threats for months now,” she said. .“My DMs, my replies on Twitter, my emails, this is what they look like every day.”
