Over the past few days, BuzzFeed has turned the story of a Palestinian filmmaker detained by LAX customs officials on his way to the Oscars into something infinitely more petty: an all-out campaign to distract readers from their own shoddy reporting.
In statements made exclusively to The Atlantic Wire, Michael Moore and Emad Burnat say the Palestinian filmmaker's detainment by LAX customs officials on his way to the Oscars was anything but a "publicity stunt," as a deeply flawed BuzzFeed report based on a single anonymous source characterized the incident.
Someone's not telling the truth about the detainment of director Emad Burnat, and for now, Buzzfeed is on the losing end of this one — burned by an anonymous source at Los Angeles International Airport.
Palestinian director Emad Burnat has gone through a lot to get to Hollywood. Even now, with an Oscar nomination under his belt, he's still reportedly being held up by airport immigrations officers while trying to get to Los Angeles for the awards ceremony.
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