Multiple people have tweeted screen shots showing that CNN reported the story about Charlotte, N.C. Mayor Patrick Cannon’s arrest on corruption charges on their news app accompanied by a photo not of Cannon, but of the state’s Republican governor, Pat McCrory:
So the @CNN app has a picture of Governor McCrory for their #Cannon corruption story. Uber fail. pic.twitter.com/giLnyfe2AX
— Rebecca Lynn Butler (@Beckerz927) March 27, 2014
Whoops!
CNN just doesn't even try "@Beckerz927: So the @CNN app has a pic of Gov McCrory for their #Cannon corruption story. pic.twitter.com/wCiZxpW09s”
— Josh Coley (@joshcoley) March 27, 2014
Just downloaded @CNN app – Pat McCrory is our governor NOT mayor. CNN is why I watch @FoxNews #fail #cannon pic.twitter.com/OGOPYLkgeD
— countryclubber (@countryclubber) March 27, 2014
Hey @CNN Get it right! You've got a picture of Governor McCrory, not #Cannon #FAIL pic.twitter.com/an2hmyAubL”
— Donna Kirk Peters (@DonnaKirkPeters) March 27, 2014
RT @Beckerz927: @CNN app has a picture of Gov McCrory (R) on their Mayor Cannon (D) corruption story. pic.twitter.com/iGKVLgMhH0 @instapundit
— Rick Giovannelli (@RickGiovannelli) March 27, 2014
Thats CNN for ya "@MollyGrantham: @CNN app. I don't have app to see for myself but this can't be good. http://t.co/rXLMLWR67e”
— Ken Buck (@KenBuck) March 27, 2014
.@KenBuck @MollyGrantham I'm not trying to stick up for CNN, but it's obviously a still from the video of McCrory today.
— matthew vincent (@matthewRvincent) March 27, 2014
According to this tweeter, McCrory’s photo accompanying the app story about Cannon has now been removed:
RT @emily_curtiss: @MollyGrantham, They have taken down the photo of McCrory and replaced it w/ a generic CNN logo. pic.twitter.com/eE8f17Bs4T
— Molly Grantham WBTV (@MollyGrantham) March 27, 2014
We’re surprised the words “breaking news” don’t appear anywhere.
(h/t @lredelinghuys)