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Propaganda 101: 'Tragic' Photo of Syrian Boy Sleeping Between the Graves of His Parents - Is A Fake

"Tragic Photo" tweeted by a Syrian opposition leader (on left) was a total fake (see
right).


By Catherine A. Traywick
Syrian opposition leader Ahmed Jarba tweeted a disturbing photo Friday morning that purportedly depicts an orphaned Syrian boy sleeping between the graves of parents. Lest anyone get the wrong idea, he made sure to finger Assad as the culprit behind the pictured boy's sad fate, tweeting:





The photo has been making the rounds on Twitter, where it has stirred up fresh outrage about the human toll of the conflict in Syria.

Too bad it's totally fake.

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