CNN correspondent Donie O’Sullivan didn’t start his career in broadcasting. But he’s been fact-checking since he became a journalist. In the months leading up to the 2020 election, O’Sullivan crossed […] The post CNN’s Donie O’
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PolitiFact→ United Facts of America: CNN correspondent hits the road in search of perspectives
CNN correspondent Donie O’Sullivan covers how online misinformation manifests in people’s everyday activities
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Report About "Two Nurses Who Were Fired After Being Caught At Work" — This Headline Is Fake
Did CNN report about "Two nurses fired after being caught at work"? No, that's not true: CNN never published a story with this headline. This post is designed to introduce the name of a website to an audience on social media. Similar tact
Poynter→ What George Soros said about Ukraine in a 2014 CNN interview
Billionaire philanthropist George Soros is a regular bogeyman in online misinformation. We’ve debunked claims that he’s a Nazi who funded antifa and protests in Minneapolis, and that he was behind a news website in Missouri […] The post
AllSides→ What George Soros said about Ukraine in a 2014 CNN interview
https://www.politifact.com/article/2022/sep/20/what-george-soros-said-about-ukraine-2014-cnn-inte/ Bill
PolitiFact→ What George Soros said about Ukraine in a 2014 CNN interview
George Soros’ Open Society Foundations has been active in promoting democracy in Ukraine for decades. In 2014, he spoke about those efforts on CNN.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Facebook post shares misleadingly edited version of CNN report on 9/11
A CNN report on 9/11 proved that a plane never hit the Pentagon.
Snopes→ Bernard Shaw, CNN’s 1st Chief Anchor, Dies at 82
Bernard Shaw, CNN’s chief anchor for two decades and a pioneering Black broadcast journalist best remembered for calmly reporting the beginning of the Gulf War in 1991 as missiles flew around him in Baghdad, has died.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Biden in ‘Predator’ Sting Is NOT Real — It’s A Mashup of 2019 CNN Interview, Old ‘Dateline’ Footage
Was President Joe Biden caught in a child predator sting by NBC "Dateline" host Chris Hansen and a decoy pretending to be a 13-year-old girl? No, that's not true: This video mashup uses clips from two unrelated videos that were filmed mor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Report From 9/11 Does NOT Prove That Plane Didn’t Crash Into Pentagon
Does a news report from CNN that aired on September 11, 2001, prove that a plane didn't crash into the Pentagon on that day? No, that's not true: There is plenty of evidence that a plane crashed into the Pentagon on 9/11, and the news rep
AllSides→ CNN’s Chief School-Closure Advocate Backtracks
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/cnns-chief-school-closure-advocate-backtracks/ Welcome back to “F
Snopes→ Did CNN, NBC, and ABC Not Cover the Dennis Butler Shooting in West Virginia?
According to The Associated Press, a woman in Charleston, West Virginia shot and killed a man named Dennis Butler who had begun firing an AR-15-style rifle into a crowd at a party.
AllSides→ No, CNN did not fake Ukrainian war footage
https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2022/no-cnn-did-not-fake-ukrainian-war-footage/ Following Russia
Poynter→ No, CNN did not fake Ukrainian war footage
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine beginning Feb. 24, misinformation about the situation has spread rapidly. For example, this tweet claims that CNN was faking war footage in Ukraine. The tweet […] The post No, CNN did not fake Ukrainian wa
AllSides→ New CNN boss Chris Licht to focus on ‘truth’ after slew of scandals
https://nypost.com/2022/05/02/new-cnn-boss-chris-licht-to-focus-on-truth/ CNN’s new boss kicked off h
Snopes→ Fake CNN Headline Reports Johnny Depp Organizing ‘Defamation’ Tour With Kyle Rittenhouse
The fake headline appeared to be a satire of real events.
Poynter→ No, CNN didn’t report that the same man died in Afghanistan and Uvalde
Attempts to discredit tragic events like mass shootings can come in many different forms. One popular tactic is claims about “crisis actors” — people who take part in a supposed […] The post No, CNN didn’t report that the same man
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, CNN didn’t report that the same man died in Afghanistan and Uvalde
CNN is recycling crisis actors in reports about a man dying in Afghanistan in 2021 and at the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting in 2022.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – CNN did not report that Kellogg’s made one of its mascots a transgender character.
A CNN story reported that Rice Krispies added a transgender mascot.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Have News Report On April 22, 2022, About New Program That Could Earn Americans Up To $50,000
Was there a CNN news report on April 22, 2022, about a new program that could earn Americans up to $50,000? No, that's not true: Instead, a video that claimed that such a financial program has "been all over the news lately" used stock fo
Poynter→ The Ukraine war has fueled a surge of fake content impersonating BBC and CNN coverage
In the days after a deadly missile strike blasted a railway station in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, a viral online video — dressed as a news report — […] The post The Ukraine war has fueled a surge of fake content impersonating B
PolitiFact→ Ukraine war fuels surge of fake content impersonating BBC, CNN coverage
False images about the war in Ukraine use the logos of BBC and CNN to make their claims seem legitimate, fueling Russia’s efforts to sow distrust and confusion.
Poynter→ CNN did not tweet about children in Ukraine signing up to fight in the war
An Instagram post appears to show a screenshot of a tweet from CNN about child soldiers in Ukraine, but the tweet was fabricated. The April 15 post says CNN tweeted about “brave […] The post CNN did not tweet about children in Ukraine sig
Logically→ A CNN tweet claimed that child soldiers are fighting in eastern Ukraine.
The post is not a tweet by CNN. It is a digitally altered image.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – CNN did not tweet about children in Ukraine signing up to fight in the war
CNN tweeted about “brave children” in Ukraine signing up to fight Russia.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Write Article Saying Elon Musk Could Threaten Free Speech On Twitter — It’s From Satirical Website
Did CNN write a story about how Elon Musk could threaten free speech on Twitter by allowing people to say whatever they want and speak freely? No, that's not true: This is a fake CNN story written by the satirical website, Genesius Times,
Truth or Fiction?→ Three Things to Remember About That Study of Fox Viewers Who Watched CNN
A report published in April 2022 showing short-term effects (thus far) in viewers of the right-wing Fox network as greeted with widespread coverage and, in some cases, familiar distortions of its findings. In the study by David E. Broockman and Joshua
FactCheck.org→ CNN Video Shows Canadian Fire Gear Donated to Ukraine, Not ‘Fake Footage’
Quick Take A recent Facebook post falsely claims that CNN footage from the war in Ukraine was faked, citing a firefighter’s jacket bearing the name of a Canadian city. But the footage was shot in Ukraine. The jacket was donated by a Canadian o
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this Edmonton jacket isn’t proof CNN staged a fire as part of its Ukraine coverage
CNN staged a fire in Edmonton, Canada, and claimed it was filmed in Ukraine.
Logically→ CNN used footage from Canada while reporting on an explosion in Lviv on March 26.
CNN's coverage showed firefighters at the Lviv explosion site wearing protective gear that read "Edmonton" because Edmonton firefighters donated it.
Snopes→ Did CNN Show Edmonton, Canada, Fire Video as if It Were Lviv Explosion?
The footage in question showed CNN anchors John Berman and Don Lemon and was broadcast on the morning of March 26, 2022.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Supposed CNN tweet about hotel is altered
CNN tweeted a picture of a Serbian resort and said it was in Ukraine.
Logically→ CNN published two different reports on the death of Bernie Gores, a journalist.
CNN has clarified it did not publish a news story on Bernie Gores, and called the reports "phony,"
AllSides→ Phony images masquerading as CNN coverage go viral amid war in Ukraine
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/05/politics/fact-check-fake-cnn-ukraine/index.html As CNN works to debunk
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Dr. Rochelle Walensky referenced CNN report from 2020, before she joined CDC
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said she gets COVID-19 reports from CNN.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – CNN clip on Russia’s ‘military moves in America’s backyard’ ran in 2018, not during Ukraine invasion
A 2022 CNN report said, “Russia deploys two nuke bombers in US backyard, Venezuela.”
Snopes→ Viral Video of Biden Discussing Vaccinations with CNN’s Don Lemon Omits Context
A 34-second clip plucked from a "CNN Presidential Town Hall" was shared without context on Facebook, TikTok, and Twitter.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Report That Explosion In Ukraine Was ‘Peaceful’
Did a CNN report contain a banner that described an explosion in Ukraine as "mostly peaceful"? No, that's not true: The banner was fake, part of a running joke about CNN chyrons that are directly refuted by the images they describe. This
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Tweet That ‘Bernie Gores’ Was Killed In Both Afghanistan, Ukraine
Did CNN publish tweets claiming that a CNN journalist killed in Afghanistan by the Taliban in 2021 is the same person who was the first American casualty in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine? No, that's not true: The tweets
Full Fact→ CNN did not claim the same man was killed in both Ukraine and Afghanistan
Two screenshots from fake CNN Twitter accounts are being shared on Facebook. Both show the same photograph of a man they identify as “Bernie Gores”, with one post dated 16 August 2021 claiming he was a journalist killed in Afghanistan, and