By Trevor Greenway

Local Journalism Reporter

Conservative candidate for the Pontiac—Kitigan Zibi riding Brian Nolan says he did not approve a fake news post claiming that he was “Pontiac’s best-looking candidate.”

Nolan’s communications team posted a photo of The Equity’s front page from last week, but photoshopped it to read, “The Pontiac’s best looking candidate: Brian Nolan” with a heart penciled over Nolan’s photo. 

In an interview with the Low Down March 31, two days after the post went up on social media, Nolan said he did not approve the post, nor was he aware it was even made. 

“No, it’s not me, it’s the person that’s in charge of my social media,” said Nolan. “I was not aware of it.”

Nolan said he has had a busy week knocking on doors in the riding and “didn’t have a chance to check all my social media.” He said that after speaking with The Equity about the post, he asked if they wanted him to remove it. 

“I said, ‘Do you have a problem with it?’ I said I could remove it, I have no issue,” Nolan said he told The Equity. “I don’t know why it was there and who put it there, so I did my investigation and found that it’s the person that’s in charge of my social media. They put it there, and I never approved it, and I removed it since.”

Nolan confirmed that the post has since been removed. 

Canadians head to the polls on April 28.