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CNN Admits It Was Duped by Syrian Prisoner

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A man who claimed to be a civilian left behind in a Damascus prison was actually an intelligence officer in Assad’s military, the network reported.

Zachary Folk
Zachary Folk 

Freelance Reporter

CNN's Clarissa Ward and a man whose identity has been questioned by a Syrian fact checking group appear in a December 12 CNN segment.
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Zachary Folk

Zachary Folk

Freelance Reporter

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