Ali Velshi Addresses “Growing Trend Of Misinformation” By Getting Personal

CNN’s Ali Velshi weighed in on the big news story of August today – getting personal about the ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ controversy.

Following comments he made yesterday, and responding to some of the social media reaction, he addressed the issue head on.

“I can see a growing trend of misinformation and prejudice,” he said, in reference to the Mosque story. “I am Kenyan-born. And unlike President Obama, who faces the same accusations from the same quarters, I am Muslim. He’s not.”

Velshi also opened the discussion. “That’s why this dialogue is so great,” he said. “We can agree or disagree and still respect so much about each other and our ideas.”

It doesn’t take more than a passing glance at Facebook or responses to his Twitter feed to see what types of responses Velshi has been dealing with in the last week related to the Mosque controversy. Today, however, the responses appear to be almost exclusively positive.

Here’s today’s XYZ at the end of Velshi’s 2pmET hour:

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