The Most CNN Thing Ever…
CNN “freed” a prisoner in Syria while looking for an American hostage, and it turned out to be completely fake. Not only that, but the guy they released was a regime henchmen who made his name torturing people.
"Syria is free."
— CNN International PR (@cnnipr) December 11, 2024
Extraordinary moment as @clarissaward and her team witness a Syrian prisoner freed from a secret prison in Damascus.
Left alone for days without food, water or light, the man was unaware Bashar al-Assad's regime had fallen. pic.twitter.com/ZAnGiBlLON
BREAKING: Syrian prisoner "freed" by CNN last week is Salama Mohammad Salama, notorious Assad regime torturer pic.twitter.com/ZHpNzfiIYQ
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) December 16, 2024
Prisoner CNN helped free from Syrian prison was actually notorious Assad-regime torturer: report https://t.co/XkuVhPTWKw pic.twitter.com/nj1PCu6Xr9
— New York Post (@nypost) December 16, 2024
It’s the most CNN thing ever.
CNN journalists staging a photo op of them releasing a prisoner of the Assad regime only to have him turn out to be an Assad goon who tortures people for fun and profit is the most CNN thing, ever.
— Joanne Mason (@JoanneMason11) December 16, 2024
The New York Post report states that “‘independent and unbiased’ fact-checkers Verify-Sy published a detailed report Sunday saying that the seemingly innocent prisoner was actually Salama Mohammad Salama — a first lieutenant in Syrian air force intelligence with a long history of alleged war crimes.”
The moment the segment was aired, everyone knew there was something off with it. The guy looks like the worst actor ever and he’s immaculately clean.
Yeah, internet autistics nailed it.
— DriveBy Geek (@DriveByGeek) December 16, 2024
Prisoners in solitary confinement do not look up at the light.
They are not impeccably dressed with a shorter beard than specops.
They are not doughy.@CNN is shit.
“Hey we need you to lay under a blanket for a few minutes and act for an Emmy” 🤦🏻♂️
— Red November (@RedSoldier51) December 16, 2024
The reporter was either in on it or the most gullible person alive. CNN looks terrible either way.
— Postalker (@postal_ker) December 16, 2024
It’s par for the course at fake news CNN.
Also CNN: pic.twitter.com/iWfebBe9Kc
— Problematic AF™🔥 (@EF517_V3) December 16, 2024
Journo outlets like CNN are so desperate to get “good TV” moments that they’ll fall for anything as long as it plays well for the camera, a fact that the Palestinians and their affiliated groups throughout the Middle East are very aware of and happy to exploit https://t.co/1dbZTz8dNV
— Enguerrand VII de Coucy (@ingelramdecoucy) December 16, 2024
Even more despicable than the actual incident itself was CNN’s follow up coverage, during which the like of Jake Tapper lauded over it.
“Another just absolutely remarkable report. CNN’s Clarissa Ward in Damascus doing vital, vital journalism,” Tapper proclaimed.
This didn’t age well. pic.twitter.com/aDfnRbdZ6W
— m o d e r n i t y (@ModernityNews) December 16, 2024
"Vital, vital journalism" = the fakest thing you've ever seen
— Scott Towers (@ScottTowers3) December 16, 2024
“The most trusted name in news” will be sold for scrap if they could actually find a buyer
— Global Index (@TheGlobal_Index) December 16, 2024
As reported by Verify-Sy, Salama’s (aka Abu Hamza’s) actions were abhorrent:
Abu Hamza reportedly managed several security checkpoints in Homs and was involved in theft, extortion, and coercing residents into becoming informants. According to locals, his recent incarceration—lasting less than a month—was due to a dispute over profit-sharing from extorted funds with a higher-ranking officer. This led to his detention in one of Damascus’s cells, as per neighborhood sources.
Despite his seemingly innocent and composed demeanor in the CNN report, Salama has a grim history. He participated in military operations on several fronts in Homs in 2014, killed civilians, and was responsible for detaining and torturing numerous young men in the city without cause or on fabricated charges. Many were targeted simply for refusing to pay bribes, rejecting cooperation, or even for arbitrary reasons like their appearance. These details were corroborated by families of victims and former detainees who spoke with Verify-Sy.
Bravo CNN, bravo.
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