Fact Check-Screenshot purporting to show CNN tweet claiming that child soldiers are fighting in eastern Ukraine is digitally altered
A screenshot purporting to show a CNN tweet reporting on child soldiers fighting Russian forces in eastern Ukraine is digitally altered and was not posted by the outlet. A Twitter advanced search did not reveal any such tweet posted by CNN’s Twitter page (@CNN) ( bit.ly/3vjYrSm ). Other examples of imposter content covered by Reuters can be seen ( here ), ( here ). CNN did not publish a tweet claiming that children had signed up to fight Russian forces in eastern Ukraine. The tweet is an example of ‘imposter content’, which is content that impersonates a legitimate news source.
Source: CNN April 15, 2022 14:27 UTC
