CNN is facing tough questions after airing a dramatic report from Syria that seems to have gone horribly wrong. What started as a touching story of a journalist freeing a prisoner has now taken a dark and surprising turn.

Last week, CNN aired a video of their reporter, Clarissa Ward, entering what they called a “secret prison” in Damascus. The report was part of their search for missing U.S. journalist Austin Tice, who disappeared during the Syrian conflict. In the footage, Ward walks th...