February 8, 2008 – 8:00 am
In a Jan. 30 story about fired TV news anchor Alycia Lane, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the wife of NFL Network anchor Rich Eisen tipped tabloid gossip columnists to the existence of bikini photos sent to her husband by Lane.
“That did not happen and has never been reported to have happened,” said Tom [...]
February 7, 2008 – 5:16 pm
Investor Warren Buffett* said at a press event on Wednesday that the the US dollar would be “worth less” if the country continues to run a deficit. Unfortunately, a Dow Jones wire story reported him as saying it would be “worthless.” Buffett then called up CNBC this morning to clarify his statement, which had already [...]
February 7, 2008 – 8:00 am
In a Feb. 2 story about a settlement in lawsuits stemming from the deadly 2003 nightclub fire in Rhode Island, The Associated Press reported erroneously that dozens of people and companies sued because of the fire. Hundreds of people filed lawsuits against dozens of people and companies. Link
February 1, 2008 – 8:52 am
Agence France Press mistakenly declared that Shaker Heights, a relatively tony suburb of Cleveland, was being hit hard by the mortgage crisis. It had meant to refer to Mount Pleasant. After noticing its error, AFP killed and replaced the story. But if you want to see the kind of reaction generated by the original piece, [...]
January 18, 2008 – 8:00 am
In a story that appeared in yesterday’s 24 hours, The Canadian Press erroneously reported that Peel Regional Police Const. J.P. Valade said the 16-year-old victim of a stabbing at a Brampton high school was stabbed four times in the neck and side. In fact, that information did not come from Valade.
January 16, 2008 – 8:00 am
As a result of wrong information provided by Reuters, singer Keyshia Cole was mistakenly identified as Mary J. Blige in a photo published Jan. 14. The Star regrets the error. Link (goes to Toronto Star correction)
January 7, 2008 – 8:00 am
In a Dec. 9 story about the Church of Scientology International in Germany, The Associated Press erroneously reported that German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told Bild am Sonntag newspaper that intelligence agencies were moving to ban the group and that he called it an unconstitutional organization. Instead, Schaeuble was quoted by the paper as saying [...]
December 19, 2007 – 8:00 am
In a Dec. 15 obituary about Diane Middlebrook, The Associated Press erroneously reported the anniversary marked by the publication of her biography about the Roman poet Ovid. The book is expected to be published next year to coincide with the
2,000th anniversary of Ovid’s banishment from Rome, not his birth.
Thanks, Jim!
December 6, 2007 – 8:00 am
Daniel Radosh spotted this correction from AP:
This version CORRECTS word in company name to Ham, not Hand. Link
The story to which it was appended:
SYDNEY, Australia - Thieves stole 17.6 tons of ham and bacon from a warehouse and left behind a message busting the owners’ chops, police said Monday.
“Thanks,” the crooks daubed on a wall [...]
December 4, 2007 – 8:00 am
From Roy Greenaslade of the Guardian:
Last Tuesday I carried a report headlined 11 relatives of Iraqi journalist killed. It now transpires that the story, widely carried in the United States, was false. Dhia al-Kawaz, editor of the Jordan-based Asawat al-Iraq news agency, has since admitted that his claim that gunmen had killed 11 of his [...]
November 21, 2007 – 8:00 am
In yesterday’s Spectator, The Canadian Press erroneously reported that a Quebec company plans to use 30,000 diapers to create about 11,000 tonnes of diesel fuel. In fact, to create that amount of fuel, the company requires 30,000 tonnes of diapers, which is about one-quarter of the diapers that end up in landfills in Quebec yearly. [...]
November 20, 2007 – 8:00 am
In a story Friday about a U.S. serviceman who was due to answer charges of failing to investigate the killings of 24 Iraqis, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Army Lt. Col. Steven L. Jordan of Fredericksburg, Va., was convicted of abusing detainees at Abu Ghraib prison. He was not. Link
AP updated this correction to [...]
November 20, 2007 – 8:00 am
Last week the Associated Press ran with a story about Paris Hilton raising awareness about the plight of drunken elephants. Though many, including the AP, are willing to believe anything when it comes to Paris Hilton, this particular tale was completely false. (Our previous post with the original story and correction is here.)
AP had picked [...]
November 15, 2007 – 8:00 am
In a Nov. 13 story, The Associated Press incorrectly reported that Paris Hilton was praised by conservationists for highlighting the problem of binge-drinking elephants in northeastern India. Lori Berk, a publicist for Hilton, said she never made any comments about helping drunken elephants in India. Link
From the original article:
GAUHATI, India (AP) — With Rwanda off [...]
November 9, 2007 – 8:00 am
In a Nov. 2 story about Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid’s plan to stay on the job despite his sons’ legal problems, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Seattle Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren disagreed with his longtime friend’s decision.
Holmgren said he was talking about himself, in response to a question about the demanding life of [...]
November 1, 2007 – 8:00 am
In an Oct. 29 story about Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani criticizing Democrats on Middle Eastern policy, The Associated Press erroneously reported Giuliani’s mention of Syrian President Bashar Assad as a reference to Osama bin Laden.
Giuliani said: “This is the world we live in. It’s not this happy, romantic-like world where we’ll negotiate with this [...]
October 31, 2007 – 4:00 am
In the headline of an Oct. 29 story about the FDA’s approval of a new leukemia drug, The Associated Press misspelled the name of the company and the disease. The drug company is Novartis, not Norvatis. The disease is leukemia, not leukemis. Link
