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EXPOSED: CNN PACKS Town Hall with Democrat ACTIVISTS, Claims They're 'Random Citizens'

Gary FranchiFebruary 1, 2026148 views
EXPOSED: CNN PACKS Town Hall with Democrat ACTIVISTS, Claims They're 'Random Citizens'
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The fake news media is at it again, and this time CNN got caught red-handed rigging a town hall with Democrat activists masquerading as concerned citizens. In what the network portrayed as a grassroots community forum with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, every single "randomly selected" participant turns out to be a Democrat donor who gave money through ActBlue.

President Trump's communications director Steven Cheung did the investigative work that CNN's so-called journalists refuse to do, exposing the staged nature of the entire event. "Turns out they've all donated to ActBlue. Isn't that incredible?" revealed BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales on her show.

This is the same ActBlue operation that funneled massive dark money into Democrat campaigns while regular Americans struggled under the Biden regime's disastrous policies. Now they're being used to manufacture fake grassroots support for failed Democrat mayors like Frey, whose city burned while he stood by during the 2020 riots.

Pattern of Deception

This latest scam shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention to CNN's track record of fake news. The network has repeatedly been caught staging events, coaching participants, and presenting scripted propaganda as authentic journalism. Remember their "random" focus groups that always seemed to reach pre-determined conclusions?

"This is exactly why President Trump calls them fake news," one conservative media analyst noted. "They can't find real people to support their narratives, so they manufacture them."

While CNN continues to hemorrhage viewers and credibility, their desperation to prop up failing Democrat politicians becomes more obvious by the day. Minneapolis residents are dealing with soaring crime rates and economic devastation, but instead of addressing real concerns, CNN stages fake forums with planted activists.

The Trump administration's commitment to transparency stands in stark contrast to this legacy media corruption. Americans deserve honest reporting, not carefully choreographed political theater designed to advance the radical left's agenda.

How many more "random" CNN events will turn out to be completely fabricated before Americans stop trusting anything from the fake news industrial complex?

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Gary Franchi

Award-winning journalist covering breaking news, politics & culture for Next News Network.

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PatriotMom47Verifiedjust now
This is exactly why I stopped watching CNN years ago. They've completely abandoned any pretense of journalistic integrity.
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TruthSeeker2024Verifiedjust now
Same here! It's become nothing but propaganda at this point.
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RedStateRealistVerifiedjust now
How is this even legal? Shouldn't there be some kind of disclosure requirement when you're presenting activists as regular citizens?
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LegalEagle88Verifiedjust now
Good question - seems like false advertising to me. The FCC should look into this.
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FreedomFighter1776Verifiedjust now
This is why alternative media is so important. Thank God for independent journalists willing to expose this corruption while the rest of the establishment media stays silent.
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ConservativeVoiceVerifiedjust now
Not surprised at all. Remember when they got caught giving Hillary the debate questions in advance? This is just more of the same playbook.
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CommonSenseGuyVerifiedjust now
Shocking! Just kidding - we all knew this was happening.
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WakeUpAmericaVerifiedjust now
Right? The only shocking thing would be if they actually had real random citizens for once.
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MediaWatchdogVerifiedjust now
CNN continues to prove they're the enemy of the people. How can anyone trust mainstream media when they pull stunts like this?
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SmallTownValuesVerifiedjust now
I attended a local town hall last year and could immediately tell which audience members were plants - they all had the same talking points memorized word for word. It was so obvious!