“CNN Get Caught Faking an Attack From Hamas in Israel.”
Social media posts
United States. Claim dated 16 Oct 2023.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
The audio of the CNN report was altered by a conservative commentary organization that acknowledged “the voice over isn’t real.”
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 16 October 2023. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 23 October 2023, 7 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://perma.cc/T5SZ-BMCT
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