Or perhaps during a chaotic period where news and hearsay often get mixed together, just maybe someone heard something about a third (possibly unrelated) suspect and just ran with it before realizing their mistake.
Not saying this is what happened, but news agencies don't operate all that well during crises and end up reporting whatever the he'll they think is important.
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Alias_Unknown ago
Or perhaps during a chaotic period where news and hearsay often get mixed together, just maybe someone heard something about a third (possibly unrelated) suspect and just ran with it before realizing their mistake.
Not saying this is what happened, but news agencies don't operate all that well during crises and end up reporting whatever the he'll they think is important.
ElspethTirel ago
Haha, exactly the opposite. They operate at maximum efficiency. Just not for what we think a news show should be doing.
Alias_Unknown ago
What I'm saying is that they fact check stuff even less than normal. They just regurgitate any scraps of info, regardless of validity.
Remember when the plane crash landed in California and they released the crews name?
I'm surprised they didn't realize that Sum Ting Wong.