Didn't Ted Turner once say that CNN had pre-recorded an end-of -the-world news article to put on in case it looked like the balloon was going up for real? They did it as a half-serious thing, because they wanted to be able to beat the competition with the scoop.
Can't say one way or another. But I bet they reference Ronald Reagan as the President.
Ted Turner is an inbred buttwipe who wouldn't know the truth if it bit him in the ass.