![]() ![]() Social media posts featuring images of the same tweets appeared in French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese in the days after the February 24 Russian invasion of Ukraine. ![]() Screenshot of a Facebook post taken on March 1, 2022 In one, the alleged CNN Afghanistan Twitter account mourns the death of journalist Bernie Gores, executed in Kabul by the Taliban, while in the other, the alleged CNN Ukraine account recounts the end of activist Gores, who stepped on a mine planted by Russian-backed separatists. "Wow!! The same person that was 'executed' by the Taliban in Afghanistan is also the first American casualty in the 'Ukraine Crisis.' See how that works? CNN is the enemy of the people," says the text of a FebruFacebook post that includes images of tweets from the handles and tweets both feature the same photo of a bald, bearded man wearing glasses standing in front of a house. ![]() This is false the network says the tweets are not from its official accounts, and the man pictured is a YouTube video game commentator who continues to livestream on the platform. Social media posts claim CNN lied to the public by tweeting that a man was the first US casualty in Ukraine after previously featuring the same photo in a post about his execution in Afghanistan. ![]()
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