Viral Syrian ‘prisoner’ found by CNN crew cowering in cell ‘was fleeing Assad officer pretending to be regime opponent’

THE viral “prisoner” discovered by a CNN news crew cowering in a cell was one of Assad’s evil torturers, a Syrian fact-checking site has claimed.

The so-called imprisoned civilian was found trembling under a blanket before being freed by the team, exclaiming: “Oh God, there is light.”

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