CNN publicly retracted and acknowledged the use of “digitally altered” images of former President Donald Trump and right-wing activist Laura Loomer.
Loomer posted a video on X showing CNN’s retraction after hosts, including Anderson Cooper, featured the altered images of Trump and Loomer in multiple segments over the weekend.
“Friday evening and on Saturday, CNN aired a number of segments that briefly showed an image of former President Donald Trump and Laura Loomer taken from social media,” the CNN host said. “On review, this image had been digitally altered by a third party and should not have been included. We regret the error.
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— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) September 26, 2024
CNN @CNN was just forced to issue an on air retraction after @andersoncooper and other hosts ran fake & photoshopped pictures of me and President Trump on air last week in an effort to demonize me for the crime of flying on his plane to the Presidential debate. pic.twitter.com/bdXJHG2doF
In a separate post, Loomer called out Cooper for having a female colleague apologize on his behalf for defaming her and Trump.
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— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) September 26, 2024
CNN @CNN was just forced to issue an on air retraction after @andersoncooper and other hosts ran fake & photoshopped pictures of me and President Trump on air last week in an effort to demonize me for the crime of flying on his plane to the Presidential debate. pic.twitter.com/bdXJHG2doF
“If you do not issue a retraction in writing on X for showing fake and photoshopped pics of me and President Trump in an effort to spew a sick, misogynistic, and defamatory attack against me, I will sue you, the same way I’m going to sue @billmaher,” Loomer wrote in her post. “How much of a coward do you have to be to use fake pics to defame me and @realDonaldTrump and then not apologize yourself? Issue a retraction in writing and on air or else you’re getting sued.
