“Says CNN and other news organizations tweeted that a journalist was executed in Kabul by Taliban fighters.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 16 Aug 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
In short
This claim spread on social media around 16 August 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 31 August 2021, 15 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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