Is CNN whitewashing — literally — the Fort Lauderdale airport shooting suspect?

The network is being accused of making the accused, Esteban Santiago, appear to have a lighter skin tone in the photo it aired this afternoon.

CNN aired a black-and-white version of a color photo of Santiago:

CNN writer and producer Stephanie Gallman tweeted the same b&w photo:

#CNN has obtained a pic of the Ft. Lauderdale shooting suspect Esteban Santiago. pic.twitter.com/TxbudJuTxT — Stephanie Gallman (@sgallman) January 6, 2017

But here’s the original image making the rounds in the media:

We believe we have identified #EstebanSantiago. We believe he posted on a forum for downloading Islamic jihadi videos in 2007. Stay tuned. pic.twitter.com/r44Fo5LDIP — WeSearchr (@wesearchr) January 6, 2017

The black and white version sure does conceal his complexion and Islamic keffiyeh, doesn’t it?