“First Cruz falsely claimed that Ben Carson “
No. One of his volunteers tweeted a CNN story ...
Wrong.
CNN never reported that Carson was suspending his campaign or dropping out.
Cruz’s campaign made that leap, and spread it to voters while they were voting.
Thus Lyin’ Ted was born.
‘One of his volunteers tweeted a CNN story ...’
This was the spin until the voicemails surfaced. Then it was established that the Cruz camp had called all the caucus locations and stated as fact that Carson had “suspended his campaign.” CNN never reported that; it was a lie.