To receive daily emails from Breaking Christian News to your inbox CLICK HERE


SHARE THIS ARTICLE Printer friendly version of this page

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

Continue reading Here.







SHARE THIS ARTICLE Printer friendly version of this page

To receive daily emails from Breaking Christian News to your inbox CLICK HERE

Other Recent Articles from Breaking Christian News

Clarence Thomas Destroys 'Progressivism' in Ruthless Speech

Trump Reveals He Has Multi-Pick SCOTUS Plan Ready as Justice Retirement Speculation Heats Up

Trump Admin Pushes Global Plan to Protect Kids Online

Youth Mental Health Deteriorates after Gender Reassignment Services, Extensive, Long-Term Study Finds

Trump Administration Pulls $11 Million in Funding for Catholic Charities that Sheltered Illegal Alien Minors

Prayer Alert: Former Democrat Lt. Gov. and Wife Found Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide; Kids Were Home at the Time

Israeli Forces Discover Huge Hezbollah Weapons Cache Inside School; Destroy 70 Hezbollah Terror Sites in Lebanon

US War on Iran's Regime Could Be Ending Soon; Ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon Announced

Melania Trump Joins Lawmakers for Roundtable Discussion on Empowering Foster Care Children

Heroic Oklahoma High School Principal Shot in the Leg as He Tackles Would-Be Shooter Before Gunman Opens Fire on Students (VIDEO)

Teachers' Union Webinar Sparks Indoctrination Fears

'Deadnaming' Is Now Classified as 'Gender-Based Violence' in Liberal Canada

The War on Biology Is Far from Over

A Cloud of Scandals Overshadows the GOP's Rush to Fund Homeland Security

Record Armada of Tankers Bound for the Gulf of America to Load Up with US Oil

Rubio Mediates Historic Israel-Lebanon Summit as Trump Suggests New Round of Iran Talks Possible

'Promise Kept': On Tax Day, Americans Are Finally Getting a Break

Beautiful: An Entire School Pulls Together to Communicate with One Lonely Student

Artemis II Astronauts Praise God, Highlight Crew's Bond as 'Inescapably, Beautifully, Dutifully Linked'

DOJ Finds Biden Weaponized the FACE Act against Pro-Lifers



Search the Articles Archives

Keyword:  
Author:  
Words Posted On:  
Day Month Year



Subscribe to
Breaking Christian News


Follow BCN on Twitter
Are You Praying for Our Government Leaders?
BCN Staff

Steve Shultz
Steve Shultz, Managing Editor
Founder and Owner


Aimee Herd
Aimee Herd, Editor


BCN Plus
Are You Praying for President Trump?
 
 

All articles on this site and emails from BCN are copyrighted property of Breaking Christian News. Permission is given to link to, or share a BCN story if proper attribution is given to both the original writer and summarizer of the story. Breaking Christian News 2005-2019. All Rights Reserved.


Breaking Christian News is a division of Elijah List Publications, Inc. All Rights Reserved


Disclaimer: Articles and links, as well as the source articles linked to; do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Breaking Christian News.

editor@breakingchristiannews.com