Propaganda watch

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...However, to rebuff accusations of fakery, CNN resort to pointing the finger at a fellow-news outlet.
Kettle calling the pot black, me-thinks!

Dwayne Johnson says UK tabloid fabricated 'snowflake smackdown' rant

'Dwayne Johnson has hit out at a British tabloid for publishing what he calls a "100% fabricated" interview
that quotes the American actor criticizing millennials and "smacking down snowflakes."



Johnson, also known as "The Rock," said the interview with the Daily Star newspaper -- which appeared on
its front page and was billed as an "exclusive" --never took place. The story claimed Johnson was critical of
"PC softies" and said he "spoke out after a flood of snowflake stories hit the headlines."

"So many good people fought for freedom and equality --but this generation (is) looking for a reason to be
offended," the paper quoted Johnson as saying. The piece, written by Jack Andrews, remained online until
Saturday before it was eventually removed

 It had appeared on the Daily Star's front page the previous day under the headline, "The Rock Smacks Down
Snowflakes."
The Daily Star's publishers have not responded to a CNN request for comment.

The wrestler-turned-actor, who stars in "The Fast and Furious" movie franchise, posted a video on Instagram
denying he had taken part. "The interview never took place. Never happened. Never said any of those words,"
Johnson said. "Completely untrue. 100% fabricated. I was quite baffled when I woke up this morning."

Even before Johnson's video, commenters on Twitter had questioned whether the actor had really been angered by
news stories about millennials that had appeared in the UK media in recent months, as the story claimed.
The story said: "The superstar thinks that while the world has become a more tolerant and better place, whining
snowflakes are draining positive change through their constant moaning."

A quote attributed to Johnson added: "Generation snowflake or, whatever you want to call them, are actually putting us
backwards." The Star is overseen by the Independent Press Standards Organisation, the UK's largest regulator of
newspapers and magazines.

Its print edition has a daily circulation of 340,000 readers, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, which tracks
the performance of UK papers. ...'

CNN:

This has nothing to do with Dwayne's name being in the frame for the next James Bond role.
No it's not... and stop saying that.