The CNN Breaking News template is a digital parody of the Cable News Network's signature broadcast graphics. Characterized by the bold red 'Breaking News' banner and the lower-third text crawl, this format gained popularity in the early 2010s as a tool for satire. It allows users to frame everyday occurrences or absurd internet subculture moments as urgent, world-altering events. By mimicking the visual language of professional journalism, creators use the template to mock media sensationalism or simply to give their personal jokes a sense of unearned gravitas. It remains one of the most versatile and recognizable formats for making anything feel like 'big news.'