A lot of the talk about iPhones being “finally” liberated from the Apple/AT&T tyranny and being unlocked for service anywhere in the world this past month have been either of two things: an incredibly complicated hack worthy only of the best hax0rz, or totally bogus.

Of late, more and more of these stories are turning out to be more accurate (as in our previous post about Pinoys having the iPhones and using them too), but the rest of the world seems to be a bit more hard to convince. Well, CNN itself has stepped up to the plate and unconditionally confirms one specific instance, and declares to the planet, yes, Virginia, it’s true, iPhones can be unlocked.

CNN says in a report that some guys from iPhoneSIMFree.com are the real deal, and that they have been shown an actual physical demonstration, so yes, it must be true. Heck, we could’ve told them that. So, doubting Thomases, it’s safe to get your relatives to score you an iPhone from the US, because you can now have it truly unlocked. So says CNN.

See the CNN report here.