Here's an example of what American politicians view as proof of chemical weapon use in Syria, more precisely, weapons of mass destruction use. Here's an excerpt from CNN's live broadcast from a refugee camp in Idlib.
A CNN journalist: "Yes, there is definitely something which smells strange".
The lady sniffed a rag or a child's backpack, and said, "Of course that's a chemical weapon!" It's mustard gas or worse; sarin nerve agent, even though it is odorless. Anyhow, she smelled it. It turns out, according to the CNN lady, this backpack, which apparently smells like weapons of mass destruction, was brought from Dummar by two spouses who seem not to mind their little daughter approaching the backpack, going through it, and even taking toys out of it. All in all, the people around don't look particularly worried or sick; they're smiling.
However, according to the same CNN lady, many of them brought their personal items in order for her to inspect and sniff it as proof of the Assad regime's cruelty. This definitely sounds like a joke, although it is not. All of this was broadcast live on the channel of magical make-belief — CNN.
