Trump accuses CNN of picking up fake news from Nigerian news site
By Ishaya Ibrahim
U.S. President Donald Trump has accused CNN of picking up fake news from a Nigerian news outlet after the president extended the deadline for destroying Iran’s power plant and other critical infrastructure.
Trump had originally given Iran until 8 p.m. ET Tuesday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, warning that a refusal would mean “a whole civilization will die.”
Around 90 minutes before that deadline, Trump and the White House released statements saying the U.S. and Iran had agreed to negotiate an end to hostilities that would include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the suspension of fighting for two weeks.
Following the announcement, CNN published a post to its online live blog detailing the Iranian response.
“Iran says it has achieved a great victory and forced the United States to accept its 10-point plan, according to a statement from Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, as reported by Iranian state media,” the post read.
Trump then lashed out on Truth Social, threatening to investigate CNN for committing “a crime” and accusing the outlet of knowingly publishing incorrect statements.
He wrote: “The alleged Statement put out by CNN World News is a FRAUD, as CNN well knows. 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.” Trump added that he had shared the actual statement released by Iran below his post.
