Thanks. According to Snopes, the story is False [1]. It's pretty ridiculous that "credible" news sources can write a story like this and then take no responsibility when it's wrong. I don't think it's enough to just correct a story after the fact. There should be a fine or search engine punishment, or something along these lines.

For instance, I read this story earlier on Variety and it was presented as fact. If you go back to the same url [2] the story and headline have completely changed.

Previous Headline: Cable Operator Snafu in Boston Leads to Porn Airing on CNN...

Current Headline: CNN, RCN Deny Reports of Porn Airing on Channel in Boston

[1]: http://www.snopes.com/cnn-half-hour-porn/ [2]: http://variety.com/2016/legit/news/cnn-porn-boston-rcn-cable...