This is a fake screenshot attributed to the news channel CNN. Social media users are picking up on this to show that the “mainstream media” can’t be trusted.

The screenshot is intended to prove that a photo that was used for an explosion in Ukraine in 2015 has now been shown again in current reports. This screenshot is now circulating on social media (e.g. HERE , HERE and HERE ).

Fake CNN Screenshots / Screenshot Facebook
Fake CNN Screenshots / Screenshot Facebook

"Ukraine.

The exact same explosion, 7 years apart…” (“Ukraine. Exactly the same explosion, 7 years apart”) is the accusation. The title of the alleged CNN screenshot says: "FIREY BUT MOSTLY PEACEFUL EXPLOSION IN THE UKRAINE (sic)."

Search for the image

A reverse image search will not return any results before 2022. The image of the explosion is Zuma Press . The photo can also be purchased, for example, from the Alamy image database ( HERE ).

“Kyiv, Ukraine.

24th Feb, 2022. Explosion in the capital city of Kyiv early Thursday. Russia is bombing the borders of Ukraine with Poland act at the same time. (Credit Image: © Ukrainian President's Office via ZUMA Press) Credit: ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy Live News“ “Kiev, Ukraine. February 24, 2022. Explosion in the capital Kiev early Thursday. At the same time, Russia is bombing Ukraine's borders with Poland. (Photo credit: © Ukrainian President's Office via ZUMA Press) Photo credit: ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy Live News”

Image description / Alamy

CNN-Chyron “Fiery But Mostly…”

The fake CNN chyron “Fiery But Mostly Peaceful” has often been used for memes.

Reuters also reports that no such report was posted on official CNN social media accounts. There are also no reports from the news channel shown on TV. Matt Dornic , head of strategic communications at CNN, confirmed to Reuters that this is a manipulated graphic and a chyron that does not reflect a genuine CNN report.

Conclusion

No excerpt from an actual CNN broadcast is reproduced here, nor has CNN posted about it on social media accounts.
This is a fake screenshot.

Source: Reuters

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