This was a deliberate operation to wake up the masses. I don't watch any TV news anymore, so I don't know if Sinclair has done this a lot, but it would not surprise me if they did this deliberately in cahoots with Trump, knowing it would go viral in leftwing venues, like Gen. Flynn pleading guilty to expose the FISA abuse. It's just another example of Trump forcing the media to talk about what he wants them to talk about. Stunningly cunning, really.