Block, SkipCaptcha, Upload, Automoderated users, edit, Moderators, protect
27,594
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 1:
Line 1: − + − + Line 47:
Line 47: − + Line 169:
Line 169: + Line 254:
Line 255: + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Line 266:
Line 291: − + Line 363:
Line 388: + + + + +
→Propagating
{{See also|Fake News}}
{{See also|Fake News}}
[[Image:LOGOCNN.png|right|250px]]
[[Image:LOGOCNN.png|right|250px]]
The '''Cable News Network''' ('''CNN''' also known in some quarters as '''[[Xi Jinping|Xi]]-NN''') is an erratic, [[far-left]] outlet for [[CCP propaganda war|Chinese Communist propaganda]] posing as an alleged 24-hour cable “[[news]]” channel in the [[United States]].<ref>https://thewashingtonsentinel.com/cnn-publishes-a-near-word-for-word-copy-of-chinese-propaganda-attacking-the-u-s-navy/</ref> CNN is known for bias slant and [[racist]] programming. First started in 1980 by [[Ted Turner]], it is a division of WarnerMedia News & Sports, which is part of the [[corporatist]] media conglomerate WarnerMedia. As of 2022, no CNN program in its 24 schedule was reaching one million viewers. CNN lost its [[monopoly]] of broadcasting inside airport terminals, which was one of the few remaining venues where people were forced to endure its programming. Analysts believe the persistent and non-stop reporting of lies in the [[Russia collusion hoax]] was responsible for the loss of trust among the viewing public.<ref>https://metrovoicenews.com/cnn-viewers-flee-after-russian-collusion-stories-found-false/</ref>
The '''Cable News Network''' ('''CNN''' also known in some quarters as '''[[Xi Jinping|Xi]]-NN''') is an erratic, [[far-left]] outlet for [[CCP propaganda war|Chinese Communist propaganda]] posing as an alleged 24-hour cable “[[news]]” channel in the [[United States]].<ref>https://thewashingtonsentinel.com/cnn-publishes-a-near-word-for-word-copy-of-chinese-propaganda-attacking-the-u-s-navy/</ref> CNN is known for bias slant and [[racist]] programming. First started in 1980 by [[Ted Turner]], it is a division of WarnerMedia News & Sports, which is part of the [[corporatist]] media conglomerate WarnerMedia. As of 2022, no CNN program in its 24 schedule was reaching one million viewers. CNN lost its [[monopoly]] of broadcasting inside airport terminals, which was one of the few remaining venues where people were forced to endure its programming. Analysts believe the persistent and non-stop reporting of lies in the [[Russia collusion hoax]] was responsible for the loss of trust among the viewing public.<ref>https://metrovoicenews.com/cnn-viewers-flee-after-russian-collusion-stories-found-false/</ref> According to former [[US]] [[intelligence community|intelligence]] chief [[James Clapper]], more [[American]]s watch the Russian state media outlet [[RT]] than CNN.<ref>https://x.com/dondebar/status/1950510443883278816</ref>
In a [[Project Veritas]] undercover sting video, CNN technical director Charlie Chester admitted that the channel was actively engaged in propaganda to try to remove [[Donald Trump]] as [[President of the United States]].<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/breaking-project-veritas-cnn-director-admits-network-engaged-propaganda-remove-trump-presidency-video/ BREAKING: PROJECT VERITAS: CNN Director Admits Network Engaged in ‘Propaganda’ to Remove Trump From Presidency] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> The following day, Project Veritas also released a video revealing Chester admitting that the channel uses [[CCP virus]] fearmongering and manipulation to shape public opinion and drive ratings.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/project-veritas-drops-video-cnn-director-admitting-use-covid-fearmongering-ratings/ Project Veritas Drops Video of CNN Director Admitting They Use COVID Fearmongering for Ratings] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> Then in a third release, Chester admitted that the channel was trying to help [[Black Lives Matter]] by protecting the hate group's narrative on race, saying that CNN was only pushing reports implicating whites while providing cover for black criminals (particularly those engaging in hate crimes against Asians) on the basis of race.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/breaking-cnn-director-caught-hidden-camera-saying-network-trying-help-blm-pushing-stories-implicate-white-people/ BREAKING: CNN Director Caught on Hidden Camera Saying The Network is ‘Trying to Help’ BLM By Only Pushing Stories That Implicate White People] at the Gateway Pundit</ref>
In a [[Project Veritas]] undercover sting video, CNN technical director Charlie Chester admitted that the channel was actively engaged in propaganda to try to remove [[Donald Trump]] as [[President of the United States]].<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/breaking-project-veritas-cnn-director-admits-network-engaged-propaganda-remove-trump-presidency-video/ BREAKING: PROJECT VERITAS: CNN Director Admits Network Engaged in ‘Propaganda’ to Remove Trump From Presidency] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> The following day, Project Veritas also released a video revealing Chester admitting that the channel uses [[CCP virus]] fearmongering and manipulation to shape public opinion and drive ratings.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/project-veritas-drops-video-cnn-director-admitting-use-covid-fearmongering-ratings/ Project Veritas Drops Video of CNN Director Admitting They Use COVID Fearmongering for Ratings] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> Then in a third release, Chester admitted that the channel was trying to help [[Black Lives Matter]] by protecting the hate group's [[narrative]] on race, saying that CNN was only pushing reports implicating whites while providing cover for black criminals (particularly those engaging in hate crimes against Asians) on the basis of race.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/breaking-cnn-director-caught-hidden-camera-saying-network-trying-help-blm-pushing-stories-implicate-white-people/ BREAKING: CNN Director Caught on Hidden Camera Saying The Network is ‘Trying to Help’ BLM By Only Pushing Stories That Implicate White People] at the Gateway Pundit</ref>
CNN rewarded two corrupt [[Obama administration]] employees - [[James Clapper]] and [[Andrew McCabe]] - both [[fake news]] [[leak]]ers in the Trump-Russia collusion hoax, with jobs after they were driven out of government.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2019/08/23/cnn-just-paid-off-another-corrupt-deep-state-leaker-tv-contract/</ref> In 2020 it was reported five former CNN reporters were now working for [[CGTN]] which is run by the [[Chinese Communist Party]]. It is the overseas arm of the Chinese Communist Party's Propaganda Department.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2eOEPPjD0A</ref>
CNN rewarded two corrupt [[Obama administration]] employees - [[James Clapper]] and [[Andrew McCabe]] - both [[fake news]] [[leak]]ers in the Trump-Russia collusion hoax, with jobs after they were driven out of government.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2019/08/23/cnn-just-paid-off-another-corrupt-deep-state-leaker-tv-contract/</ref> In 2020 it was reported five former CNN reporters were now working for [[CGTN]] which is run by the [[Chinese Communist Party]]. It is the overseas arm of the Chinese Communist Party's Propaganda Department.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2eOEPPjD0A</ref>
====Ukraine missile attack on Poland====
====Ukraine missile attack on Poland====
[[File:FT Zelensky.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The globalist mouthpiece ''Financial Times'' of London, which led the world in spreading Russophobia and cheerleading for war, openly criticized Zelensky's lying about Ukraine's false flag attack on a NATO ally to incite direct NATO involvement with troops and risk global thermonuclear war.<ref>https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/11/ukraine-open-thread-2022-201.html</ref>]]
[[File:FT Zelensky.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The globalist mouthpiece ''Financial Times'' of London, which led the world in spreading Russophobia and cheerleading for war, openly criticized Zelensky's lying about Ukraine's false flag attack on a NATO ally to incite direct NATO involvement with troops and risk global thermonuclear war.<ref>https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/11/ukraine-open-thread-2022-201.html</ref>]]
On November 15, 2022 two Ukrainian [[S-300]] missiles, alleged to have been launched to shoot down a Russian cruise missile, were fired westward and hit a Polish grain storage facility, killing two civilians. The Polish government, Ukrainian government, the ''[[Associated Press]]'',<ref>https://apnews.com/article/nato-ap-news-alert-europe-poland-government-and-politics-ba48101fd25c86e68e57dc56fe2adf80</ref> most of all Western propaganda media and so-called national security and intelligence experts called for invoking NATO Article 5.<ref>https://twitter.com/anders_aslund/status/1592616431291535360</ref> Zelensky advisor [[Mykhailo Podolyak]] declared that the strikes came from Russia. Ukrainian foreign minister [[Dmytro Kuleba]] claimed Russian denials were a [[conspiracy theory]] and that “No one should buy Russian propaganda or amplify its messages."<ref>https://twitter.com/DmytroKuleba/status/1592632386751434752?s=20&t=TtnVQsVODlidTZoknWqWpg</ref> Ukrainian dictator Volodymyr Zelensky tweeted that the “Russian attack on collective security in the Euro-Atlantic is a significant escalation” of the conflict.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/15/world/kyiv-strikes-russia-zelensky-peace-intl/index.html</ref>
On November 15, 2022 two Ukrainian [[S-300]] missiles, alleged to have been launched to shoot down a Russian cruise missile, were fired westward and hit a Polish grain storage facility, killing two civilians. The Polish government, Ukrainian government, the ''[[Associated Press]]'',<ref>https://apnews.com/article/nato-ap-news-alert-europe-poland-government-and-politics-ba48101fd25c86e68e57dc56fe2adf80</ref> most of all Western propaganda media and so-called national security and intelligence experts called for invoking NATO Article 5.<ref>https://twitter.com/anders_aslund/status/1592616431291535360</ref> Zelensky advisor [[Mykhailo Podolyak]] declared that the strikes came from Russia. Ukrainian foreign minister [[Dmytro Kuleba]] claimed Russian denials were a [[conspiracy theory]] and that “No one should buy Russian propaganda or amplify its messages."<ref>https://twitter.com/DmytroKuleba/status/1592632386751434752?s=20&t=TtnVQsVODlidTZoknWqWpg</ref> Ukrainian dictator Volodymyr Zelensky tweeted that the “Russian attack on collective security in the Euro-Atlantic is a significant [[escalation]]” of the conflict.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/15/world/kyiv-strikes-russia-zelensky-peace-intl/index.html</ref>
However an AWAC radar plane and other ISR aircraft (intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance) aircraft regularly flying in the region, and ground radar, tracked the missiles' trajectory and determined the Kyiv regime had launched the missiles. That did not prevent an anonymous "senior U.S. intelligence official" from reporting to the ''Associated Press'' that Russia had fired the missiles at Poland. The [[fake news]] story was disseminated globally, as all fake news stories emanating from Kyiv, and its CIA counterparts in Kyiv, have been disseminated globally to world media for the entirety of 2022 and late 2021.
However an AWAC radar plane and other ISR aircraft (intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance) aircraft regularly flying in the region, and ground radar, tracked the missiles' trajectory and determined the Kyiv regime had launched the missiles. That did not prevent an anonymous "senior U.S. intelligence official" from reporting to the ''Associated Press'' that Russia had fired the missiles at Poland. The [[fake news]] story was disseminated globally, as all fake news stories emanating from Kyiv, and its CIA counterparts in Kyiv, have been disseminated globally to world media for the entirety of 2022 and late 2021.
===Misogyny===
===Misogyny===
[[File:Photo 2025-08-18 11-13-33.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]]
Morning anchor Don Lemon has been accused of [[misogyny]]. ''[[The New York Post]]'' wrote that “tensions” on the show have “boiled over,” saying that Lemon was “allegedly ‘screaming’ at co-host Kaitlan Collins off-camera during an ugly December [2022] incident that has left the cast and crew rattled ever since.”
Morning anchor Don Lemon has been accused of [[misogyny]]. ''[[The New York Post]]'' wrote that “tensions” on the show have “boiled over,” saying that Lemon was “allegedly ‘screaming’ at co-host Kaitlan Collins off-camera during an ugly December [2022] incident that has left the cast and crew rattled ever since.”
Qiblawi later wrote: “[O]ur tendency towards conspiracies is not based on some kind of mass paranoid schizophrenia but knowledge of our history with the west,” citing an alleged “campaign to dispossess Palestinians in ’48” as one example of a conspiracy by “the West.”
Qiblawi later wrote: “[O]ur tendency towards conspiracies is not based on some kind of mass paranoid schizophrenia but knowledge of our history with the west,” citing an alleged “campaign to dispossess Palestinians in ’48” as one example of a conspiracy by “the West.”
After HR revealed in November that a CNN producer had written on social media that he was a proud backer of #Team Hitler and defended Hamas, CNN fired him, HR executive director Gil Hoffman said...</small></blockquote></ref>
After HR revealed in November that a CNN producer had written on social media that he was a proud backer of #Team Hitler and defended Hamas, CNN fired him, HR executive director Gil Hoffman said...</small></blockquote></ref>
=== Nada Bashir ===
'''Nada Bashir''' (born 17 December 1995) is a British Islamic journalist and international correspondent for CNN based in London. Her reporting primarily focuses on the Middle East, with a notable emphasis on conflicts involving Israel, "Palestine", and other geopolitical issues in the region. However, her coverage has been heavily criticized for its apparent bias and failure to accurately represent the scale of violence perpetrated by jihadist groups, particularly Hamas.
==== Support for Hamas and Controversial Coverage ====
During the horrific Hamas rampage on October 7, 2023, which involved widespread atrocities such as mass killings, burning people alive, and committing rapes, Bashir repeatedly referred to Hamas terrorists as "fighters," a term widely seen as a euphemism for terrorists responsible for war crimes. Her use of this language, coupled with her apparent admiration for their actions, drew condemnation from pro-Israel advocates and human rights organizations. Many viewers noted her facial expressions and tone of voice, which were perceived as conveying a certain level of respect, if not awe, towards the perpetrators of mass atrocities.
Bashir's framing of Hamas as "fighters" stood in stark contrast to the realities of their actions, which have been widely described as genocidal. By repeatedly using such language, Bashir was accused of downplaying the severity of the attacks and distorting the truth for a broader agenda. This has led to widespread backlash from those who saw her comments as part of a dangerous narrative that legitimizes terrorist actions.
==== Apologetic to [[Qatar]] and Hostility to Israel ====
Bashir has also been linked to Qatar's role as a key financier and supporter of Hamas. In a Sep 2025 CNN interview, Bashir echoed statements made by the Qatari Prime Minister in defense of Qatar's decision to host Hamas officials in Doha. The Qatari government has long been accused of enabling Hamas, providing them with a safe haven, and facilitating their operations. Qatar has justified these actions by claiming it plays a neutral role in peace negotiations. However, critics argue that this narrative is a thinly veiled cover for Qatar's long-standing alliance with terror groups and its strategic interest in destabilizing the Middle East.
Bashir's defense of Qatar’s actions in hosting Hamas officials has been labeled as an attempt to obscure the truth about Qatar’s support for terrorism. Her downplaying of Qatar’s role in enabling Hamas and other jihadist groups has sparked outrage, especially from those who argue that Qatar's policies directly contribute to the continued violence against Israel and the Jewish people.
In addition, Bashir's claim in a CNN segment that Qatar was only recently hosting Hamas, despite years of known support for the terrorist group, has been dismissed as misleading. Critics argue that her attempt to downplay Qatar's longstanding ties to Hamas serves to protect the image of Qatar as a neutral peace broker while ignoring the reality of its complicity in promoting jihadist terror.
==== Noted ====
Bashir, via her coverage, has been spreading pro-Hamas propaganda and providing a platform for narratives that sympathize with terrorism. Her downplaying of Hamas's genocidal agenda and her failure to address the terror group's violent actions accurately have led many to question her journalistic integrity and objectivity. Furthermore, her defense of Qatar’s role in hosting Hamas officials is seen as part of a broader pattern of neglecting the larger geopolitical realities in the Middle East in favor of promoting a biased, pro-terror stance.
==== Conclusion ====
Nada Bashir’s controversial reporting, particularly on the Israel-Hamas conflict, has led to a perception that she is not only soft on terrorism but actively complicit in shaping a narrative that undermines Israel’s right to defend itself. Her consistent use of misleading language to describe Hamas’s actions, her defense of Qatar’s ties to the terrorist organization, and her failure to call out the atrocities committed by Hamas have placed her at odds with those who stand for truth and justice in the region.
In an era where media coverage can shape public perception and policy, Nada Bashir’s actions have shown the dangerous consequences of failing to accurately report on jihadist terrorism and its supporters, ultimately undermining efforts to secure peace and stability in the Middle East.
===2020 Leftwing riots===
===2020 Leftwing riots===
*Wong, Kristina (June 30, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/29/journalist-andy-ngo-assaulted-by-antifa-protesters-in-portland/ Journalist Andy Ngo Assaulted by Antifa Protesters in Portland]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
*Wong, Kristina (June 30, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/06/29/journalist-andy-ngo-assaulted-by-antifa-protesters-in-portland/ Journalist Andy Ngo Assaulted by Antifa Protesters in Portland]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
*Kirkwood, R. Cort (July 1, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/32740-antifa-goons-attack-gay-conservative-journalist-cruz-mayor-permits-leftist-terror Antifa Goons Attack Gay, Conservative Journalist. Cruz: Mayor Permits Leftist Terror]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 1, 2019.</ref> Ngo previously criticized Antifa for its violence.<ref>Pentchoukov, Ivan (June 30, 2019). [https://www.theepochtimes.com/antifa-members-assault-journalist-known-for-exposing-groups-violence_2984149.html Antifa Members Assault Journalist Known for Exposing Group’s Violence]. ''The Epoch Times''. Retrieved June 30, 2019.</ref> Ngo was first blinded in a milkshake attack. Police reported that quick drying cement, a caustic substance, had been mixed into milkshakes.<ref>https://themarketswork.com/2019/06/30/should-antifa-be-designated-a-domestic-terror-group/</ref> The [[LGBTQ+]] centered [[Human Rights Campaign]] press secretary called Andy Ngo a "sniveling weasel" and said the Leftist attack was "the greatest thing that could have happened." In Andy Ngo's own retelling of events, "I was suddenly slammed on the back of my head with something hard. Dazed and still hearing faint chants of ‘no hate,’ I was then punched and kicked by perhaps a dozen masked people in black. At an Antifa event meant to resist ‘fascist violence,’ I—a gay journalist of color—was beaten so badly that I was hospitalized for a brain hemorrhage.”<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2019/07/04/andy-ngo-lefts-expanded-definition-violence/</ref>
*Kirkwood, R. Cort (July 1, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/32740-antifa-goons-attack-gay-conservative-journalist-cruz-mayor-permits-leftist-terror Antifa Goons Attack Gay, Conservative Journalist. Cruz: Mayor Permits Leftist Terror]. ''The New American''. Retrieved July 1, 2019.</ref> Ngo previously criticized Antifa for its violence.<ref>Pentchoukov, Ivan (June 30, 2019). [https://www.theepochtimes.com/antifa-members-assault-journalist-known-for-exposing-groups-violence_2984149.html Antifa Members Assault Journalist Known for Exposing Group’s Violence]. ''The Epoch Times''. Retrieved June 30, 2019.</ref> Ngo was first blinded in a milkshake attack. Police reported that quick drying cement, a caustic substance, had been mixed into milkshakes.<ref>https://themarketswork.com/2019/06/30/should-antifa-be-designated-a-domestic-terror-group/</ref> The [[LGBTQ+]] centered [[Human Rights Campaign]] press secretary called Andy Ngo a "sniveling weasel" and said the Leftist attack was "the greatest thing that could have happened." In Andy Ngo's own retelling of events, "I was suddenly slammed on the back of my head with something hard. Dazed and still hearing faint chants of ‘no hate,’ I was then punched and kicked by perhaps a dozen masked people in black. At an Antifa event meant to resist ‘fascist violence,’ I—a gay journalist of color—was beaten so badly that I was hospitalized for a brain hemorrhage.”<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2019/07/04/andy-ngo-lefts-expanded-definition-violence/</ref>
[[File:Fiery but mostly peaceful.jpeg|left|300px|thumb|Communist agitprop: "'''Fiery but mostly peaceful'''" during the 2020 Marxist uprisings in Kenosha, Wisconsin.]]
[[File:Fiery but mostly peaceful.jpeg|left|300px|thumb|Communist [[agitprop]]: "'''Fiery but mostly peaceful'''" during the 2020 Marxist uprisings in Kenosha, Wisconsin.]]
*A [[suicide bomber]] was shot and killed by police at an [[ICE]] facility in [[Tacoma]], Washington.<ref>[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/07/13/armed-activist-hurling-molotov-cocktails-at-ice-facility-shot-killed-by-police/ Armed Activist Hurling Molotov Cocktails at ICE Facility Shot Killed by Police]</ref> The attacker was later identified as having attended Antifa black shirt protests.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y90YXf5P1rE&feature=push-u-sub&attr_tag=1BRrxh8nJyANlPeS%3A6</ref> The attacker, Willem Van Spronsen, 69, sent a manifesto to friends the day before the assault in which he wrote, "I am Antifa,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S376N3YfnP0</ref> and now he is lionized by members of the leftwing group as a "martyr." Spronsen was part of a May 5, 2019 episode of CNN's ''United Shades of America'' with W. Kamau Bell. The heavily promoted show featured Bell explaining the “Redneck Revolt,” which Bell identified as gun-toting [[liberal]]s who defend the Second Amendment and seek to battle the “alt-right” and neo-Nazis. Bell called them “good guys,” going to a gun range with members and even questioning why “more white people” don't share their viewpoints.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/cnn-antifa-ice-glorified</ref> Anti-ICE protestors and other left-wing activists praised the attacker for his violent actions.<ref>Price, Bob (July 14, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/07/14/man-who-attempted-to-blow-up-migrant-detention-center-praised-by-some-anti-ice-activists/ Man Who Attempted to Blow Up Migrant Detention Center Praised by Some Anti-ICE Activists]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 14, 2019.</ref> Anti-ICE protestors and other left-wing activists praised the attacker for his violent actions.<ref>Price, Bob (July 14, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/07/14/man-who-attempted-to-blow-up-migrant-detention-center-praised-by-some-anti-ice-activists/ Man Who Attempted to Blow Up Migrant Detention Center Praised by Some Anti-ICE Activists]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 14, 2019.</ref>
*A [[suicide bomber]] was shot and killed by police at an [[ICE]] facility in [[Tacoma]], Washington.<ref>[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2019/07/13/armed-activist-hurling-molotov-cocktails-at-ice-facility-shot-killed-by-police/ Armed Activist Hurling Molotov Cocktails at ICE Facility Shot Killed by Police]</ref> The attacker was later identified as having attended Antifa black shirt protests.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y90YXf5P1rE&feature=push-u-sub&attr_tag=1BRrxh8nJyANlPeS%3A6</ref> The attacker, Willem Van Spronsen, 69, sent a manifesto to friends the day before the assault in which he wrote, "I am Antifa,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S376N3YfnP0</ref> and now he is lionized by members of the leftwing group as a "martyr." Spronsen was part of a May 5, 2019 episode of CNN's ''United Shades of America'' with W. Kamau Bell. The heavily promoted show featured Bell explaining the “Redneck Revolt,” which Bell identified as gun-toting [[liberal]]s who defend the Second Amendment and seek to battle the “alt-right” and neo-Nazis. Bell called them “good guys,” going to a gun range with members and even questioning why “more white people” don't share their viewpoints.<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/cnn-antifa-ice-glorified</ref> Anti-ICE protestors and other left-wing activists praised the attacker for his violent actions.<ref>Price, Bob (July 14, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/07/14/man-who-attempted-to-blow-up-migrant-detention-center-praised-by-some-anti-ice-activists/ Man Who Attempted to Blow Up Migrant Detention Center Praised by Some Anti-ICE Activists]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 14, 2019.</ref> Anti-ICE protestors and other left-wing activists praised the attacker for his violent actions.<ref>Price, Bob (July 14, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/07/14/man-who-attempted-to-blow-up-migrant-detention-center-praised-by-some-anti-ice-activists/ Man Who Attempted to Blow Up Migrant Detention Center Praised by Some Anti-ICE Activists]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 14, 2019.</ref>
Why then are they creating animated propaganda films on Instagram about Palestinian children in Gaza while completely disregarding the experience of Israeli children terrorized by Hamas?
Why then are they creating animated propaganda films on Instagram about Palestinian children in Gaza while completely disregarding the experience of Israeli children terrorized by Hamas?
Any comment @CNN?</blockquote>
Any comment @CNN?</blockquote>
===Sanitizing [[Hamas]] Terrorism===
A critique of CNN for calling a Hamas leader a "senior official" instead of recognizing him as a terrorist. Fact: education and professional achievements do not shield individuals from supporting terrorist ideologies, and that terrorism is driven by ideology, not ignorance.
Dec 2025<ref>[https://www.jns.org/how-cnn-sanitizes-hamas-terrorism/ How ‘CNN’ sanitizes Hamas terrorism], ''JNS'', Dec 2025</ref> article:
{{Cquote|The word “official” is not neutral; it confers legitimacy, authority and a sense of normalcy—qualities that should never be associated with leaders of a designated terrorist organization.
Recently, CNN labeled a leader of the Hamas terrorist organization “a senior official.” This begs the question: When is a terrorist not a terrorist according to mainstream media?}}
===Bari Atwan===
===Bari Atwan===