No doubt shooting down the plane of  Russia's Syrian ally is mere misdirection.

Conspiracy theorists do enjoy coming up with linkages!

The three CCN guys who just got fired had put together an interesting tale; too bad it didn't work out for them.  

"CNN retracted the story a day later, saying it had not met its standards, and apologized to Scaramucci."  (Those libel suits can be so expensive!)

"conservative provocateur James O'Keefe piled on by releasing a video with a CNN producer caught on camera talking about the network's Russian coverage being ratings-driven."

Maybe your tale will last longer.