NOTE: Syrian president/autocrat/dictator Bashar Assad fled the country on December 8. Following this, rebels (former/current terrorists, free Syrians and Kurds) opened the political prisons and freed the prisoners.

1. What was a CNN reporter doing in an empty Syrian prison last week?

2. What facts did CNN's Clarissa Ward report about the man they found in one of the cells? - What did the man in the prison tell the rebel fighter and Ward when they freed him?

3. a) Who is the group Verify-Sy?
b) For what reasons was Verify-Sy skeptical about the freed prisoner's story?

4. a) How did Verify-Sy attempt to verify or disprove Adel Ghurbal's story? What did they do? Why did they go to the city of Homs, which is 100 miles from Damascus?
b) What information did they uncover about the man who was freed from prison?

5. What questions do the Syrian journalists from Verify-Sy ask following their discovery?

6. How has CNN responded to questions about Verify-Sy's report?

7. What is your reaction to this news story? Explain your answer.