CNN did not say Carson was dropping out. That lie was not theirs - it was spawned in the Cruz camp. That is why Cruz apologized for it. By apologizing Cruz owned the lie his people told on caucus night.
Did you hear the commentary from CNN? It was common sense that to leave the campaign trail was the same as giving up. CNN got their info, it was disseminated by several people, including Cruz campaign and not “spawned” there. Again, the tweet from CNN, SEVENTEEN minutes earlier should be your first clue. The apology was for not getting word out that Carson was returning to campaign trail. Did you get as upset when Trump deliberately portrayed Carson as a psychopath?