CNN has blown stories big and small. Some were outright hoaxed, some required them to write a settlement check, and all of these hoaxes involved CNN’s “top reporters” such as Jake Tapper. Here is a list of 7 of their hoaxes, although there are many more you can find.
1. Tapper got his BLOCKBUSTER James Comey story completely wrong.
CNN has blown stories big and small. Some were outright hoaxed, some required them to write a settlement check, and all of these hoaxed involved Jake Tapper.
1. Tapper got a BLOCKBUSTER story completely wrong.https://t.co/lIPsuennhw
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2. CNN White House Reporter Jeremy Diamond claimed Trump was first President since George H.W. Bush to not take questions at a press conference held in China. Jake Tapper RT’ed Diamond. This claim was false.
2. CNN White House Reporter Jeremy Diamond claimed Trump was first President since George H.W. Bush to not take questions at a press conference held in China. Jake Tapper RT’ed Diamond. This claim was false.https://t.co/ZoAbPWyXtt
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3. CNN reporter Manu Raju claimed @DonaldJTrumpJr had advance knowledge of the Wikileaks release of the Podesta emails. This story was confirmed by two sources, and it was fake news. To this day, Raju refuses to burn the sources who fed him a fake story.
3. CNN reporter Manu Raju claimed @DonaldJTrumpJr had advance knowledge of the Wikileaks release of the Podesta emails. This story was confirmed by two sources, and it was fake news. To this day, Raju refuses to burn the sources who fed him a fake story.https://t.co/nxJjAa71nu
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4. Jim Acosta falsely claimed @realDonaldTrump did not visit Steve Scalise after the tragic mass shooting committed by a far left wing terrorist. Acosta falsely claimed he had a “source,” then later blamed a WH press pooler for the hoax.
4. Jim Acosta falsely claimed @realDonaldTrump did not visit Steve Scalise after the tragic mass shooting committed by a far left wing terrorist.
Acosta falsely claimed he had a "source," then later blamed a WH press pooler for the hoax.https://t.co/jE8zTl0X4d
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5. CNN falsely accused Anthony Scaramucci (who now hates Trump so this would NEVE happen again) of being under investigation for a crime. The story was retracted as a hoax.
5. CNN falsely accused Anthony Scaramucci (who now hates Trump so this would NEVE happen again) of being under investigation for a crime.
The story was retracted as a hoax.https://t.co/ZoKDARxkso
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6. CNN used deceptively edited video to falsely accuse @realDonaldTrump of a faux pas during a fish feeding ceremony held in Japan. Even far left wing Snopes was forced called CNN out for this fake news.
6. CNN used deceptively edited video to falsely accuse @realDonaldTrump of a faux pas during a fish feeding ceremony held in Japan.
Even far left wing Snopes was forced called CNN out for this fake news.https://t.co/MYJttK06F5
— Cernovich (@Cernovich) May 17, 2020
7. CNN targeted a minor for harassment, and they were forced to settle a lawsuit with the underage boy.
7. CNN targeted a minor for harassment, and they were forced to settle a lawsuit with the underage boy.https://t.co/retIL9xws0
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8. CNN contributor Joe Lockhart fabricated a conservative with two Republican Senators. His disinformation spread widely, and was RT’ed by WaPo columnist Jennifer Rubin.
8. CNN contributor Joe Lockhart fabricated a conservative with two Republican Senators. His disinformation spread widely, and was RT'ed by WaPo columnist Jennifer Rubin.https://t.co/a7XDXh0px0
— Cernovich (@Cernovich) May 17, 2020