I feel like the article had a weird focus on the idea of fake news that was unrelated to the issue. The bigger problem is users installing things and giving permissions too easily.
They copied everything from another site, including the copyright:
"This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 17, 2019.
Note to readers: This is a corrected story. An earlier version stated that the majority of LifeLabs customers were in Ontario and Quebec.
The Canadian Press. All rights reserved."
wow... you're really not that smart, are you?