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CNN Gets Trashed for Response to Fake Syria Story
In reality, the man is a former Syrian intelligence officer.
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CNN, Clarissa Ward draw criticism after man freed from Syrian jail turns out to be Air Force officer
Last week, CNN journalist Clarissa Ward and an unidentified cameraman for the network ... who disappeared while reporting in ...
CNN says it was misled by man freed in Syria report with Clarissa Ward
CNN confirmed Monday evening that it was misled by a man who was freed from a Syrian prison last week while the network’s ...
CNN Confirms It Was Misled By Man In Viral Syrian Prison Report
The news outlet reported the man was said to have been involved with the collapsed Assad regime as an intelligence officer.
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CNN says it was misled by the man freed in a Syria report with Clarissa Ward
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CNN Reporter Clarissa Ward Confirms Syrian 'Prisoner' in Now-Infamous Video Report Is Notorious Intelligence Officer
The "prisoner's" true identity as a notorious torturer and extortionist was first established during an investigation by Verify-Sy, an independent Syrian news organization.
CNN Presented a Syrian Jailer as a Torture Survivor
The fiasco around the “Syrian prisoner” filmed by CNN demonstrates that sometimes institutions aren’t the best judges of ...
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"One of the best trolls of all time" - Internet reacts as CNN clarifies anchor Clarissa Ward’s ‘man freed in Syria’ report was seemingly inaccurate
In her video report from Wednesday, CNN's Clarissa Ward was seen helping a prisoner escape from a jail in Damascus, Syria.
CNN: Freed Syrian prisoner in report was intelligence officer
CNN acknowledged this week it had been misled by a man purporting to be a Syrian prisoner but who was, in fact, a former ...
Syrian Prisoner US Reporter Freed Turns Out To Be Assad Regime Worker Accused Of War Crimes
Social media users have questioned CNN's role in the entire incident as it was revealed that the alleged prisoner was accused ...