The gaffe banner stayed for almost 50 seconds. (Twitter)
CNN news banner typo kills ‘Obama’ instead of ‘Osama’
CNN aired a rolling news banner that read: 'SEAL WHO CLAIMS HE KILLED OBAMA UNDER ATTACK'
Viewers just could not miss an unfortunate typo by CNN that mistakenly mixed up U.S. President Barack Obama's name with Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden.
In a news segment focused on a U.S. Navy Seal claiming to have shot and killed Bin Laden in the momentous 2011 raid in Abbottabad, CNN aired a rolling news banner that read: "SEAL WHO CLAIMS HE KILLED OBAMA UNDER ATTACK."
The gaffe banner stayed for almost 50 seconds during the channel's Erin Burnett OutFront show.
The channel eventually changed 'Obama' to 'Bin Laden,' but not before viewers took plenty screengrabs of the mistake.
It's ok @CNN, most of us can't tell the difference between Obama and an Islamic terrorist either. pic.twitter.com/8DKc7p6Qpc
— Richard (@nowiknowmyabcs) November 8, 2014
Hey @CNN, that's one name you can't misspell. Osama Bin Laden and President Obama aren't interchangeable. pic.twitter.com/2yGb86MfJ3
— KB (@Kayla__Brandon) November 8, 2014
Someone should tell the Secret Service. RT @thegeneralisin Oops @cnn. Killed Obama??? pic.twitter.com/OqIWFWOJPU
— Peyton's Head (@PeytonsHead) November 8, 2014
