Did you read the article? Those at caucuses are saying the Cruz people told them Dr. Carson dropped out, one in a speech in front of hundreds.
CNN probably got that from Cruz.
CNN got that from CARSON....and TWEETED IT....and then steve king tweeted it... and linked back to the cnn tweet. ALL THAT was in the article
You Trump supporters will grasp at anything to tear down Cruz. Both CNN and Fox were reporting that Carson was going to home after Iowa instead of to NH or SC, and that he was "taking a break" from the campaign. Now the Cruz campaign may have read too much into that report, but it is not an unrealistic assumption to make that Carson might be quitting, especially considering that two other candidates DID quit tonight. It is hardly like they made a lie up out of whole cloth just to discourage Carson voters - they just wanted to be the first to grab his supporters and they jumped the gun a bit.