Says CNN said “Taliban fighters responsibly wearing masks.”
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No, CNN didn’t praise the Taliban for wearing masks
Some critics of CNN have recently panned how the network has covered the Taliban’s rapid rise to power in Afghanistan — and CNN has pushed back — but an image that some people have been sharing out of context was created in the name of satire.
It looks like a still from a CNN broadcast from Kabul with this chyron: "Taliban fighters responsibly wearing masks."
One person sharing the image on Instagram wrote: "@cnn is praising how responsible the Taliban is for wearing mask."
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This image was taken from the Babylon Bee, a satire site. While many posts sharing the image show the site’s logo or name, others don’t and are presenting the joke as fact. It’s not.
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Instagram post, Aug. 15, 2021
USA Today, CNN slams Ted Cruz for mocking journalist Clarissa Ward over the head covering she wore in Kabul, Aug. 16, 2021
The Babylon Bee, CNN praises Taliban for wearing masks during attack. Aug. 14, 2021
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