US authorities have arrested a man who allegedly made several calls to CNN’s Atlanta headquarters, threatening to shoot and kill employees over what he said was “fake news”, according to a federal affidavit. “I am on my way right now to gun the f***ing CNN cast down...I am coming to kill you,” the man said in another call. The caller made derogatory comments about Jewish people and referred to CNN employees with the n-word, according to the affidavit. In a statement, CNN said: “We take any threats to CNN employees or workplaces, around the world, extremely seriously. CNN was among the winners at Trump’s so-called Fake News Awards.

Source: Hindustan Times January 23, 2018 13:41 UTC