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CNN Fell for Fake Iran 'Victory' Claim, and Trump Destroyed Them for It

Matt Margolis : Apr 8, 2026  PJ Media

"...The false Statement was linked to a Fake News site (from Nigeria) and, of course, immediately picked up by CNN, and blared out as a 'legitimate' headline." -President Donald Trump

[PJMedia.com] If you needed another reminder that the legacy media will run with anything that fits the narrative, CNN just handed you a perfect case study. (Image: Unsplash-pcrm-dorego)

On Tuesday morning, Trump threatened Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz or else. By Tuesday evening, Trump had announced a two-week ceasefire and the reopening of the strait.

Nothing is assured, and anything can happen, but this was a positive development. So, what did CNN do? The left-wing network blasted out a headline claiming Iran had scored a "great victory" over the United States. The network attributed the claim to Iran's Supreme National Security Council and reported that Tehran had forced the US into accepting a sweeping 10-point plan.

There was just one problem: The statement wasn't real.

President Donald Trump wasted no time calling it out.

"The alleged Statement put out by CNN World News is a FRAUD, as CNN well knows," Trump wrote on Truth Social. To really drive the point further, he even pointed out where the fake statement came from. "The false Statement was linked to a Fake News site (from Nigeria) and, of course, immediately picked up by CNN, and blared out as a 'legitimate' headline."

That's not a small error. That's a complete collapse of basic journalistic standards. And, okay, you can argue that CNN hasn't exactly had basic journalistic standards for a long time now—but still... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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