In a post titled "apology to readers," author "Tom macmaster" said that he is responsible for material on the site. The signed author of Istanbul, Turkey.
"Never expected this level of care," MacMaster wrote. "While it may have been fictional narrative voice, the facts in this blog are true and not misleading as regards the situation on the ground."
All previous posts, which began to appear in February, had been attributed to "Amina Abdallah," open Syria-American women, or his cousin, "rania ismail."
Abdallah reported on the blog that have been kidnapped last week and his alleged disappearance driven online campaigns demanding his release.
His story was picked up by international newsgroups, including CNN, making it an unlikely icon of the revolt of Syria.
CNN has not allowed Syria to cover the riots and is based on social media and interviews with witnesses on the ground reported to their reports.
Despite the title of the Sunday post, MacMaster wrote: "I do not think that I have harmed no one, I think that I have created a significant voice to issues that I think strongly about."
The claims made in the blog when CNN reported on the story of Adballah last week could not confirm. Calls to officials in Damascus and the Syria Embassy in London were unanswered and failed attempts to get in touch with his family.
Amnesty International recently said that he believes that they have killed more than 1,100 people - including 82 children - in Syria since a crackdown that began in mid-March. Many bloggers and journalists have been arrested, said rights groups.
Demonstrators face President Bashar al - Assad, whose family has ruled Syria for 41 years.
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