“CNN lightened the photo of the man who drove into the protester last night in Seattle.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 14 Jun 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
There is no evidence that CNN ran an altered image of Nikolas Fernandez in its coverage of the Seattle shooting. The photo appears to be doctored.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 14 June 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 17 June 2020, 3 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/PresidentDonaldTrumpFanPage/photos/a.711866182180811/33176070749…
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