--- title: "Quebec City man charged with threatening Prime Minister Mark Carney" publication: "MediaBias News" url: "https://mediabias.news/politics/quebec-city-man-charged-with-threatening-prime-minister-mark-carney" api: "https://mediabias.news/api/v1/stories/quebec-city-man-charged-with-threatening-prime-minister-mark-carney" markdown: "https://mediabias.news/politics/quebec-city-man-charged-with-threatening-prime-minister-mark-carney.md" audio: "https://mediabias.news/api/audio/quebec-city-man-charged-with-threatening-prime-minister-mark-carney" category: "Politics" area: "United States" published: "2026-09-25T18:46:11.729Z" source_reported: "2026-09-25T17:21:49.000Z" updated: "2026-09-25T18:46:11.729Z" trust_score: 42 critic_score: 55 hype_score: 20 assessment_type: "coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis" fact_check_status: "not-performed" coverage_measured: "2026-09-25T18:30:30.365063+00:00" --- # Quebec City man charged with threatening Prime Minister Mark Carney *Ousmane Bah faces charges of uttering threats and promoting hatred, and remains in custody.* **Scores for the source reporting** (0-100, assessing the original journalism this article was written from, not this write-up): - Trust 42 of 100, higher is better. Central claims attributed to RCMP, with two full reports and multiple independent outlets corroborating. - Craft 55 of 100, higher is better. Two full reports provide detail; most others are digests, limiting depth and context. - Hype 20 of 100, lower is better. Headlines are factual and directly reflect the content of the reports. Scored by MediaBias News; method at https://mediabias.news/methodology. **The short version** - Ousmane Bah, 45, of Quebec City, has been charged by the RCMP with uttering threats and promoting hatred. - The charges stem from alleged death threats made against Prime Minister Mark Carney on Facebook. - Bah appeared in court on September 24 and is being held in custody until at least October 1. - This is at least the fourth recent arrest for threats against the prime minister. The RCMP has charged Ousmane Bah, 45, of Quebec City, with uttering threats and promoting hatred. Bah allegedly made death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney and posted them on Facebook. An investigation began on July 6. Bah appeared in court on September 24 and remains in custody until his next appearance on October 1. ## Disagreements in reporting CBC News reported that Bah lost his job in March 2025 for misconduct, citing a federal court decision. None of the other reports mention this detail. ## What the coverage left out None of the right-rated digests mention that Ousmane Bah lost his job in March 2025 for misconduct, a detail reported by CBC News. None of the centre-rated digests mention the specific content of the Facebook posts beyond the general nature of threats, as detailed by CBC News and La Presse. ## Who covered it Shares of the 27 covering outlets with a published leaning rating: - Left: 59% (16) - Centre: 34% (9) - Right: 7% (2) 3 of 30 covering outlets carried no usable leaning rating and were excluded from those percentages. Coverage measured 2026-09-25T18:30:30.365063+00:00. **Coverage watch:** developing. Checked 1 time; 0 checks found a material change. Most recently checked 2026-09-25T19:00:53.044Z. ## How the sides framed it ### Left - Thirteen left-rated reports covered the charges against Ousmane Bah. These reports focused on the alleged threats made against Prime Minister Mark Carney and the charges of uttering threats and promoting hatred. Several of these reports noted that this was at least the fourth recent arrest for threats against the prime minister. CBC News, in its full report, also detailed that Bah had lost his job in March 2025 for misconduct and mentioned previous arrests of individuals for threatening the prime minister, including Jason Paul Rindall and Marc-André Porlier. La Presse also noted that Bah wrote on Facebook that the death of Prime Minister Mark Carney, King Charles III, and Chief Justice Richard Wagner "is the only solution." ### Centre - Eight centre-rated reports covered the charges against Ousmane Bah. These reports highlighted the RCMP charges of uttering threats and promoting hatred against Prime Minister Mark Carney. City News, in its full report, stated that no other details were available beyond the charges and court dates. Several of these reports mentioned that Bah appeared in court on September 24 and would remain in custody until October 1. ### Right - Two right-rated reports covered the charges against Ousmane Bah. Both The Epoch Times and Le Journal de Montreal reported that a Quebec City man was charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney and promoting hatred. These reports stated that the man would be held accountable for his actions before the courts. ## Factuality profile of the covering outlets These are published factuality ratings of the outlets, not a verdict on whether this story or its claims are true. - high: 15 - unknown: 3 - veryHigh: 12 ## Verification scope This page compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It is not a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true. ## Original reporting this was written from - [The Epoch Times](https://theepochtimes.com/world/quebec-city-man-charged-with-making-death-threats-against-pm-carney-promoting-hatred-6094948) — Quebec City Man Charged With Making Death Threats Against PM Carney, Promoting Hatred - [TVA Nouvelles](https://tvanouvelles.ca/2026/09/25/menaces-envers-mark-carney-un-homme-de-quebec-arrete) — Threats to Mark Carney on Facebook: Quebec City Man Arrested - [Chek news](https://cheknews.ca/quebec-city-man-charged-with-making-death-threats-against-prime-minister-mark-carney-1350045) — Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney - [Le Journal de Montreal](https://journaldemontreal.com/2026/09/25/menaces-envers-mark-carney-un-homme-de-quebec-arrete) — Threats to Mark Carney on Facebook: Quebec City Man Arrested - [Le Devoir](https://ledevoir.com/actualites/justice/1012010/homme-accuse-avoir-menace-mort-premier-ministre-mark-carney) — A Man Accused of Threatening Prime Minister Mark Carney with Death - [La Presse](https://lapresse.ca/actualites/justice-et-faits-divers/2026-09-25/contre-mark-carney-et-le-roi-charles-iii/un-homme-de-quebec-accuse-de-menaces-de-mort.php) — Against Mark Carney and King Charles III: A Quebec Man Accused of Death Threats - [Castanet](https://castanet.net/news/Canada/632379/Quebec-City-man-charged-with-making-death-threats-against-Prime-Minister-Mark-Carney) — Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney - [mtlblog.com](https://mtlblog.com/quebec-man-charged-with-threatening-carney) — Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney - [Rocky Mountain Outlook](https://rmoutlook.com/alberta-news/quebec-city-man-charged-with-making-death-threats-against-prime-minister-mark-carney-12822528) — Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney - [SooToday.com](https://sootoday.com/national-news/quebec-city-man-charged-with-making-death-threats-against-prime-minister-mark-carney-12822445) — Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney - 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[Sudbury](https://sudbury.com/national/quebec-city-man-charged-with-making-death-threats-against-prime-minister-mark-carney-12822445) — Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney - [Bay Today](https://baytoday.ca/national-news/quebec-city-man-charged-with-making-death-threats-against-prime-minister-mark-carney-12822445) — Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney - [Guelph Today](https://guelphtoday.com/national-news/quebec-city-man-charged-with-making-death-threats-against-prime-minister-mark-carney-12822445) — Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney - [CFJC Today Kamloops](https://cfjctoday.com/2026/09/25/quebec-city-man-charged-with-making-death-threats-against-prime-minister-mark-carney) — Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney - [Loonie Politics](https://looniepolitics.com/quebec-city-man-charged-with-making-death-threats-against-prime-minister-mark-carney) — Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney - [Timmins Today](https://timminstoday.com/national-news/quebec-city-man-charged-with-making-death-threats-against-prime-minister-mark-carney-12822445) — Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney - [thealbertan.com](https://thealbertan.com/alberta-news/quebec-city-man-charged-with-making-death-threats-against-prime-minister-mark-carney-12822528) — Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney - [Ckpg Today](https://ckpgtoday.ca/2026/09/25/quebec-city-man-charged-with-making-death-threats-against-prime-minister-mark-carney) — Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney - [Le Journal de Quebec](https://journaldequebec.com/2026/09/25/menaces-envers-mark-carney-un-homme-de-quebec-arrete) — Threats to Mark Carney on Facebook: Quebec City Man Arrested - [City News](https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/09/25/police-charge-quebec-city-man-accused-of-threatening-to-kill-mark-carney) — Police charge Quebec City man accused of threatening to kill Mark Carney - [CBC News](https://cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/mark-carney-threats-9.7358151) — Quebec man threatened to kill PM Mark Carney, promoted hatred: police - [The Hamilton Spectator](https://thespec.com/news/canada/quebec-city-man-charged-with-making-death-threats-against-prime-minister-mark-carney/article_e14a7788-57f9-54eb-aae8-9936c97e719c.html) — Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney - [The Record](https://therecord.com/news/canada/quebec-city-man-charged-with-making-death-threats-against-prime-minister-mark-carney/article_6eaea869-ef9f-52dc-b2ce-f9fffd379790.html) — Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney - [Radio-Canada](https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2287222/menaces-mort-envers-mark-carney-homme-quebec) — Death Threats to Mark Carney: Quebec City Man Arrested - [Winnipeg Free Press](https://winnipegfreepress.com/canada/2026/09/25/quebec-city-man-charged-with-making-death-threats-against-prime-minister-mark-carney) — Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney ## Questions **Who was charged and with what?** Ousmane Bah, a 45-year-old man from Quebec City, has been charged by the RCMP with uttering threats and promoting hatred. These charges are related to alleged death threats made against Prime Minister Mark Carney on Facebook. **When did Ousmane Bah appear in court?** Ousmane Bah appeared in court on September 24. He is currently in custody and is scheduled to remain so until his next court appearance on October 1. **Has Prime Minister Mark Carney received threats before?** Yes, according to CBC News, this is at least the fourth recent arrest for threats made against the prime minister. Previous arrests mentioned include individuals from Calgary and Winnipeg. --- MediaBias News — https://mediabias.news. Reproduced from https://mediabias.news/politics/quebec-city-man-charged-with-threatening-prime-minister-mark-carney. Please cite as: MediaBias News, "Quebec City man charged with threatening Prime Minister Mark Carney", https://mediabias.news/politics/quebec-city-man-charged-with-threatening-prime-minister-mark-carney