Tuesday, June 14, 2011

News at Eleven (Back Page): Amina Abdallah Arraf al Omari vanished

without a trace on June 6, when she was allegedly kidnapped by Syrian state security, on the streets of Damascus.

Since then, an online campaign to garner her freedom has gone viral, and millions have tuned in for news --any news --on Arraf's whereabouts.

The problem is, Arraf may not exist.

from The Jerusalem Post: Tale of lesbian dissident snatched by Assad in doubt
then The Christian Science Monitor: Is there really a 'Gay Girl in Damascus'?
then The Canadian Press: 'Gay Girl in Damascus' blogger says sorry; hoax shows perils of finding truth in blogosphere

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