CNN has been unceremoniously kicked out of Venezuela following a fake news report about President Maduro allegedly selling passports to terrorists in the Middle East. According to the Venezuelan government, CNN deliberately tried to bring down the government in Venezuela, taking advantage of the economic instability and heightened political tension in the country. RT reports: The Venezuelan National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel) has opened an “administrative sanctioning proceeding” against the CNN Español news channel for allegedly attempting to violate the “peace and democratic stability” of the country. The sanctions were imposed “due to the content” that has been disseminated by the international news outlet in a “systematic and repeated way” in the channel’s daily programming, said a statement released by Conatel. #COMUNICADO OFICIAL>> #CONATEL abre procedimiento administrativo sancionatorio a @CNNEE https://t.co/PmKVQO1O5y @andreseloypsuv pic.twitter.com/GE3MIzTb5E — Conatel Venezuela (@Conatel) February 15, 2017 Conatel has ruled that CNN’s reporting often “lacks proof” and fuels a “climate of intolerance” by distorting the truth in an “inadequate manner” – in contradiction to the provisions of article 58 of the Venezuelan constitution, which states that everyone has the right to timely and impartial information. The move comes after a joint investigation by CNN and CNN Español claimed to [...]
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