{"id":100606,"date":"2021-08-17T14:29:20","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T08:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=100606"},"modified":"2021-08-17T14:29:20","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T08:59:20","slug":"cnn-news-channel-praises-taliban-for-wearing-mask-no-social-media-users-fall-for-satire-article","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/cnn-news-channel-praises-taliban-for-wearing-mask-no-social-media-users-fall-for-satire-article\/","title":{"rendered":"Satirical article claiming CNN praised Taliban for wearing masks viral as true"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On August 15, the Taliban captured Kabul as Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country. Against this backdrop, BJP MP Varun Gandhi shared a screenshot of an alleged news article and sarcastically wrote &#8220;Corona Warriors of Kabul&#8221;. The news story in the image is titled, &#8220;CNN Praises Taliban for Wearing Masks During Attack&#8221;. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/k5W81\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-100609 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-38.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"719\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-38.jpeg 719w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-38-211x300.jpeg 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit also shared the screenshot. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.st\/archive\/2021\/8\/twitter.com\/7r5n\/twitter.com\/ashokepandit\/status\/1427108703547707396.html\">Archive Link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-100610 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-39.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"713\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-39.jpeg 713w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-39-209x300.jpeg 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Vivek Agnihotri tweeted the image, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vivekagnihotri\/status\/1427107371747221508\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attributing<\/a> it to comedian Joe Rogan&#8217;s Instagram handle. (<a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/tfTQD\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-100611 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-40.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"713\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-40.jpeg 713w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-40-209x300.jpeg 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Several other users have shared this picture. Porinju Veliyath, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/porinju\/status\/1427228770788777986\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CEO of Equity Intelligence India Limited<\/a>, tweeted the image and wrote that the word &#8216;Taliban&#8217; means &#8216;students&#8217; in Arabic. This picture is viral on Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/photos\/?q=CNN%20praises%20Taliban%20for%20wearing&amp;sde=Abr_hVNjMiuu8sjiWgXiHCoxOKZuMg7U5bdwXY0-5Bi7zfn2YJNNUxHqVE_0ETUSaOaek83itdM1KQ0vNCCEUKbu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">with this claim<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-100606 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/cnn-news-channel-praises-taliban-for-wearing-mask-no-social-media-users-fall-for-satire-article\/1-102\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"761\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/1-6.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/1-6.jpeg 687w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/1-6-271x300.jpeg 271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/cnn-news-channel-praises-taliban-for-wearing-mask-no-social-media-users-fall-for-satire-article\/2-92\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/2-1.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/2-1-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4><strong>Satire believed to be true<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The byline of the article reads &#8216;BabylonBee.com&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-100613 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-41.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-41.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-41-300x291.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-41-768x746.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is a satirical website that publishes fake articles in the name of humour. The first line of the <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/WATv0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">About section<\/a> of the website mentions that it is a satirical site.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-100614 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-42.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-42.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-42-300x189.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-42-768x483.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This article was originally shared on August 15 from the <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/dNtrg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter handle<\/a> of The Babylon Bee. The account&#8217;s bio reads, &#8220;Fake news you can trust.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-100617 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-43.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-43.jpeg 678w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-43-286x300.jpeg 286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A reverse image search of the image used in the satirical piece led us to the original version featured in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-asia-18766713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2012 BBC report<\/a>. It was attributed to news agency Reuters. The accompanying caption reads, &#8220;The Taliban overran Swat under the leadership of Maulana Fazlullah in 2007.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-100618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-44.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-44.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-44-300x191.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-44-768x488.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To sum it up, a screenshot of an article published by a satirical portal was shared by people who believed it to be true. Screenshots of articles by this website have gone viral in the past as well. One of them portrayed that an Associated Press correspondent forgot to remove the Hamas headband from his forehead before doing a live news broadcast. Our fact-check report debunking this claim can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/screenshot-of-a-satire-article-shared-as-real-false-claim-of-ap-reporter-forgets-to-remove-hamas-headband\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On August 15, the Taliban captured Kabul as Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country. Against this backdrop, BJP MP Varun Gandhi shared a screenshot of an alleged news article and sarcastically wrote &#8220;Corona Warriors of Kabul&#8221;. The news story in the image is titled, &#8220;CNN Praises Taliban for Wearing Masks During Attack&#8221;. 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