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Penguins march to the North Pole

May 2, 2008 – 8:00 am

An April 27 story on ‘Nightly News’ incorrectly included video of penguins. The report was on a teenager visiting the North Pole. There are no penguins on the North Pole. Link
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NBC issues on air apology

November 23, 2007 – 8:00 am

According to the Nexis file, this apology was delivered on NBC at 7 a.m. yesterday morning:
HODA KOTB, anchor: A correction now. A report some viewers saw Wednesday indicated that former White House aide “Scooter” Libby spent time in jail for his role in the CIA leak case. In fact, President Bush commuted Mr. Libby’s prison [...]

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Boy falsely claims to have been in classroom when gunman entered, fools Today, Good Morning America, CBS Early Show etc.

September 28, 2006 – 10:05 pm

A boy named Cassidy Grigg made the rounds of the morning shows Thursday, hitting the Today show on NBC, The Early Show on CBS, and Good Morning America on ABC. He said he was in the Colorado classroom when gunman Duane Morrison entered. Morrison eventually took six girls hostage and murdered one before killing himself. [...]

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