CNN journalist Clarissa Ward filmed with a freed “prisoner” during a visit to Damascus by a team from the American network. (Credit: edition.cnn.com)
The release of a detainee filmed by CNN, a prisoner making confusing remarks and the brutalization of the Syrian Republican Guard commander. Did all this truly occur?Numerous controversies and false reports have been circulating on social media in recent days following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. L’Orient-Le Jour takes stock. Read also Syrian mass graves expose 'machinery of death' under Assad, top prosecutor says Clarissa Ward's reportOne of the latest controversies that circulated on social media last week was the ‘release’ of a former detainee, reportedly left behind in a Damascus prison three days after the fall of the Syrian president. His release was allegedly filmed on Dec. 11 by CNN journalist Clarissa Ward and her crew.Looking dazed and confused, the man claimed to be from Homs and said his name was Adel Gharbal....
The release of a detainee filmed by CNN, a prisoner making confusing remarks and the brutalization of the Syrian Republican Guard commander. Did all this truly occur?Numerous controversies and false reports have been circulating on social media in recent days following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. L’Orient-Le Jour takes stock. Read also Syrian mass graves expose 'machinery of death' under Assad, top prosecutor says Clarissa Ward's reportOne of the latest controversies that circulated on social media last week was the ‘release’ of a former detainee, reportedly left behind in a Damascus prison three days after the fall of the Syrian president. His release was allegedly filmed on Dec. 11 by CNN journalist Clarissa Ward and her crew.Looking dazed and confused, the man claimed to be from Homs and said his name was Adel...