CNN confused Obama with Osama bin Laden in embarrassing on-air mix-up

During a segment on the Guantanamo Bay detention camp on "CNN News Central," a graphic appeared behind anchor Boris Sanchez that read, "OBAMA BIN LADEN ASSOCIATE: ABU ZUBAYDAH."

Abu Zubaydah - the suspected Palestinian terrorist whose real name is Zayn al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn - is currently being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, while authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding his apprehension and detention.

Earlier this week, Trump instructed the Pentagon to prepare the facility to hold around 30,000 'criminal illegal aliens' at the US military base.

While Sanchez did not read "Obama bin Laden" out loud, viewers quickly caught the glaring mashup of names, and took to social media to call it out.

CNN painted the layoffs as a critical step toward securing the network's future, telling staffers that "irreversible shifts in the way audiences in America and around the world consume news" have impacted its business model. About 200 jobs were eliminated as a result. 

The news network also lost a major lawsuit last month, being found liable for defaming U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young. A jury awarded the Navy veteran $4 million in lost earnings, $1 million in personal damages such as pain and suffering and said that punitive damages are warranted against CNN.

CNN declined to comment to Fox News Digital on the name mix-up.

Fox News Digital's Brian Flood and Greg Norman contributed to this report.