| Title: | Fake CNN tweet falsely reports first US casualty in Ukraine |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.32496VK |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | March 1, 2022 |
| Description: | 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. 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. |
Fake CNN tweet falsely reports first US casualty in Ukraine
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. 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.
