In reality, the man is a former Syrian intelligence officer.
CNN admitted on Monday that it had been misled by a man who the network initially reported to be a Syrian prisoner freed from a secret jail as CNN cameras rolled.
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 acknowledged this week it had been misled by a man purporting to be a Syrian prisoner but who was, in fact, a former ...
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In her video report from Wednesday, CNN's Clarissa Ward was seen helping a prisoner escape from a jail in Damascus, Syria.
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