With only a few hours left in 2017, can CNN make it to the new year without an embarrassing error?

The answer is: NO.

First up, here’s CNN tweeting about the anti-government protesters in Iran, who just happen to be marching with pro-government and anti-Israel signs:

Yep — WHOOPS! Those are actually pro-government supporters. CNN corrected itself — BADLY — in a response a few hours later:

And maybe CNN can let us know what’s a “PRO-GOVERNMENT PROTEST”?

Keep in mind, this came after the Jake Tapper–Stephen Miller back-and-forth we told you about where Miller criticized CNN for covering the pro-government rally instead of the anti-government protesters:

Oh, we’re still laughing too.



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