CNN Faked footage of first Gulf War

[tkubic46]

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[Erik]

Sorry if I didn't pay too much attention.

But where exactly is the proof this was in a studio in America and not in a hotel in Saudi Arabia?

[karo]

I agree with Eric there isn't real proof on the video that this isn't filmed in Saudi-Arabia.

[lordoftheT]

I agree with Eric there isn't real proof on the video that this isn't filmed in Saudi-Arabia.

Well I guess that just means your a slave to the man, man.

[karo]

Well I guess that just means your a slave to the man, man.

it's a good thing to be a slave to the men especially when you lie in Europe, the man takes good care of you, man.

[lordoftheT]

it's a good thing to be a slave to the men especially when you lie in Europe, the man takes good care of you, man.

Well your lucky, our man apparently has nothing better to do than produce fake footage when it would be much cheaper to make by just filming the real thing.

[Tiberios]

Sorry if I didn't pay too much attention.

But where exactly is the proof this was in a studio in America and not in a hotel in Saudi Arabia?

I agree.

[Yorkshireman]

But where exactly is the proof this was in a studio in America and not in a hotel in Saudi Arabia?

It must be true, because a man made a Youtube video saying it is.

[Mangalore]

It must be true, because a man made a Youtube video saying it is.

I have credible source - which I can obviously not reveal - that this You tube video was sponsored by Fox News.

[Dunecat]

Wait I thought it was said this newscast was fake?

Where's the rebuttal?

Where's the counter-argument?

Why so suddenly silent?

[Bleda]

sounds about right

[touchmaster]

I heard AJ talking about this yesterday, more BS from the Mainstream media.

[the_mango55]

This isn't something especially surprising or hard to believe.

But when the video creator used the word "Sheeple" at the end, it made me want to disbelieve the video out of spite. I hate people who say "sheeple".

[Hunter Makoy]

This isn't something especially surprising or hard to believe.

But when the video creator used the word "Sheeple" at the end, it made me want to disbelieve the video out of spite. I hate people who say "sheeple".

Yeah me too, although i hate AJ more overall.

[HorseArcher]

There was another fake recently, not really fake fake, but cutting together a video about the violence in Serbia, during the Kosovo independence. I immediately recognized the scene (Budapest, Hungary), it was a Hungarian riot against the government and CNN was labeling it as "Serbian protest".

[Desperado †]

The media gives misconceptions all the time. For a recent example, even the BBC was giving the impression that the Libyans at Megrahi's return were cheering because they supported the Lockerbie bombing.

[TheTrainee]

The media gives misconceptions all the time. For a recent example, even the BBC was giving the impression that the Libyans at Megrahi's return were cheering because they supported the Lockerbie bombing.

Really? All the reports I heard from the BBC on that (I listen to worldservice) were clear about why people were cheering.

[Hunter Makoy]

CNN has become well known for making up. It doesn't surprise me at all. Although AJ is so much of a self absorbed fear mongering idiot that if he told me the sky is blue in the daytime I still wouldn't believe him.

[Dunecat]

This was shot outside on a patio. It might be sensationalized, but it was shot outside. This is why I think so:



1) 4:09 there is what appears to be a satellite dish
2) Starting at that same moment we are unable to see past a dozen feet. This is likely because it is (like he said) in the morning, now the date and position of the sun in the sky would have to be checked to see if it is likely there would still be the blackness of night. This also might explain the "studio" lighting, which is likely just the lightstands, which do cast the appropriate shadow behind plants etc.

Oh, and then there's this:



3) 1:58, the shot pans to what surrounds the OUTDOOR patio.



4) 3:36, Man walks behind reporter casting appropriate shadow on foliage, receiving shadows. The only rationalization is "Bluescreen!", but such a bluescreen is not utilized in the first newscast, and it would be unlikely that they would keep parts of the "blue" (which is likely a painted wall of the hotel) WITH the palm trees and bushes. It just wouldn't make sense to have such an ugly backdrop. Just go back to 4:01 of the first vid and you can clearly see it's not a bluescreen.

These things, combined with his ambiguous language when referring to Atlanta and his slamming of Saudia Arabia, point to a REAL but SENSATIONALISED report.

Staged alarm? Possibly. FAKED?

NO.

[MathiasOfAthens]

This was shot outside on a patio. It might be sensationalized, but it was shot outside. This is why I think so:



1) 4:09 there is what appears to be a satellite dish
2) Starting at that same moment we are unable to see past a dozen feet. This is likely because it is (like he said) in the morning, now the date and position of the sun in the sky would have to be checked to see if it is likely there would still be the blackness of night. This also might explain the "studio" lighting, which is likely just the lightstands, which do cast the appropriate shadow behind plants etc.

Only had to see the first video Dunecat posted. I still not convinced that it was faked. In the first video there are times when the reporter goes off the camera, when they are not filming, and the tree to the right of him is still waving due to the wind. Now this could be a blue screen, but when the camera panned to the left later on, well theres no blue screen. Not convinced. Usually the fans are shut off inbetween filming.

Plus considering a lot of news was coming from the middle east in the 90's, then it would be safe to say that CNN would have a couple reporters posted somewhere close, like IDK Saudi Arabia.