CNN is famous for its chyrons — those blurbs across the bottom of the TV screen. Perhaps the most infamous is CNN's "Fiery But Mostly Peaceful Protests After Police Shooting" chyron in 2020.

CNN had on two conflicting graphics as they, among many others, tried to tie the crash of a Delta Airlines flight in Toronto to cuts President Donald Trump had made at the FAA. We know CNN knew the crash took place in Canada: the one graphic reads: "Soon: Toronto Aiport Briefing on Crash." At the same time, splashed against the bottom of the screen was the chyron, "Trump Makes Cuts to FAA Amid String of Plane Accidents."

Dana Bash read aloud an X post from Sen. Chuck Schumer claiming that "Trump's doing massive layoffs at the FAA — including safety specialists — and making our skies less and less safe." Including safety specialists? Really?

Those "massive" layoffs included 400 probationary workers who'd been on the job for less than a year. That's 400 probationary workers out of a staff of 45,000 people. To make things clear, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy posted on X on Monday that fewer than 400 FAA employees were fired, and “Zero air traffic controllers and critical safety personnel were let go.” Maybe don't rely on Schumer as your only source.

CNN senior political analyst Nia-Malika Henderson also noted Americans' "too bad, so bad" attitude to the layoff of other federal workers, such as 3,400 employees at the U.S. Forest Service.

It seems as though CNN could be doing some "massive layoffs" itself. They fired Brian Stelter and then brought him back for some reason. Jim Acosta is now doing a show on Substack. His layoff has made America less safe.

Maybe don't use an X post from Schumer as your only source.

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