Fake news also includes the omission of pertinent facts.  This article is fake news on two grounds.

First it omits mentioning that the population of Chechnya is about 95 per cent Muslim.  It thus fails to  address the fact that this explains, in large part  at least, the persecution of gay men. 

Second it omits to mention that Russia is the largest country in the world and that Chechnya is tucked away in the remote SW corner.  This suggests that an Internal Flight Alternative is readily available and consequently there is no need for Canada to offer asylum.