I wish I were exaggerating here even a little but I am not. CNN dedicated an entire six and a half minutes to covering, in a tenor of total seriousness and extreme gravity, what they said was an ISIS flag being waved at a gay pride parade, when in fact it was readily and painfully obvious that the “ISIS flag” was in fact a joke flag covered with images of dildos and butt plugs.
“An unnerving sight today at a London gay pride celebration: an ISIS flag among a sea of rainbow colors,” CNN anchor Suzanne Malveaux announced. The word “unnerving” made several other appearances in the very long segment about a flag of dildos and butt plugs.
The segment went on to analyze the photo of the flag in great depth, zooming in especially on the man waving it. A London-based CNN reporter who called in — yes, there were multiple reporters on this, no one covers breaking news like CNN — pointed out with concern, “This man, quite distinctive from the rest of the crowd, he was dressed in black and white.”
—Max Fisher
CNN’s Most Embarrassing Flub Ever?
……..and its not even an Onion article!
Working, for now, here is the link to the CNN story with image and British reporter on phone https://youtu.be/UXzIgZgmzSg
Thanks for that. I had seen it. I didn’t put it in the piece because it’s a “quotations” and they are what they are. If you haven’t read the original article, you should.