The news of Bernie Gores being killed by the Taliban was not only reported by , the news was also circulated by accounts that labeled themselves as Afghan news accounts MSNBC and BBC. "MSNBC Afghanistan," an account with the handle , tweeted: "#BreakingNews: American journalist ‘Bernie Gores’ executed by #Taliban in #Afghanistan (via )." AfghanNews — tweeted: "Multiple reports out of #Afghanistan state #CNN Journalist ‘Bernie Gores’ has been captured and executed by the #Taliban in #Kabul."
All of their tweets included the same photo — that of a smiling White, bald man wearing glasses. There was just one problem. A journalist named Bernie Gores, working for CNN, does not seem to exist. Although the tweets claim Bernie Gores is employed by CNN, his byline isn’t anywhere on the network’s website. What's more, the identity of Bernie Gores has been used in perpetrating other hoaxes in the past. In August 2020, the same photo pictured in the tweets was used under the same name to represent a person missing in Lebanon after a fuel explosion in Beirut.
'#BREAKING: #CNN Journalist ‘Bernie Gores’ executed in #Kabul by #Taliban soldiers. We are working with US officials to get several more journalists out of #Afganistan at this time. Our thoughts are with Bernies’ family.
>'#BREAKING: #CNN Journalist ‘Bernie Gores’ executed in #Kabul by #Taliban soldiers. We are working with US officials to get several more journalists out of #Afganistan at this time. Our thoughts are with Bernies’ family.
> The news of Bernie Gores being killed by the Taliban was not only reported by @CNNAfghan, the news was also circulated by accounts that labeled themselves as Afghan news accounts MSNBC and BBC. "MSNBC Afghanistan," an account with the handle @MSNBCAfghan, tweeted: "#BreakingNews: American journalist ‘Bernie Gores’ executed by #Taliban in #Afghanistan (via @CNN)." @BBC AfghanNews — tweeted: "Multiple reports out of #Afghanistan state #CNN Journalist ‘Bernie Gores’ has been captured and executed by the #Taliban in #Kabul."
> All of their tweets included the same photo — that of a smiling White, bald man wearing glasses. **There was just one problem. A journalist named Bernie Gores, working for CNN, does not seem to exist.** Although the tweets claim Bernie Gores is employed by CNN, his byline isn’t anywhere on the network’s website. What's more, the identity of Bernie Gores has been used in perpetrating other hoaxes in the past. In August 2020, the same photo pictured in the tweets was used under the same name to represent a person missing in Lebanon after a fuel explosion in Beirut.
> https://meaww.com/bernie-gores-who-fake-news-accounts-twitter-claim-cnn-journalist-executed-taliban-afghanistan
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