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Premature 2012 Election Results

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Barbara Mikkelson
Nov 5, 2012 Did two news stations air 2012 election 'results' early?
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Terri Schiavo TV Film

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David Mikkelson
Apr 11, 2005 CBS has announced plans to produce a made-for-TV movie about the Terri Schiavo case?
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Urban Myths Board Game Error

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David Mikkelson
Apr 11, 2004 Urban myths board game falls for joke about Blackbeard's using a nursery rhyme to recruit pirates.
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Toolooz

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David Mikkelson
Mar 22, 2012 Graphic shows errors in a Fox News report about the killing of three French soldiers in Toulouse?
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Tiger and Piglets Photograph

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David Mikkelson
Apr 22, 2003 TV news program runs fictitious explanation of tiger and piglet photographs.
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KTVU Makes Racist Plane Crash Gaffe

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David Mikkelson
Jul 12, 2013 A TV station was pranked with fake names for pilots involved in an airline crash.
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Hotel Sheep

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David Mikkelson
Apr 7, 2012 Has the world's first hotel for sheep opened in Japan?
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Hooray for Heywood

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Apr 21, 2003 Newspaper reporters continue to fall for old funny name gags.
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G.I. Joe Error

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David Mikkelson
Feb 1, 2005 Did an Iraqi militant web site display an image of action figure toy identified as a captured Am ...
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Japanese Eyeball-Licking Craze

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David Mikkelson
Aug 8, 2013 Has an eyeball-licking fad produced a widespread outbreak of ocular maladies among Japanese scho ...
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AP Releases Athletes' Home Phone Numbers

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David Mikkelson
Jan 8, 2004 Did AP mistakenly send out hundreds of athletes' home phone numbers?
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Lucien Bouchard and Fred West

Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Apr 16, 2001 Canadian politician Lucien Bouchard was mistakenly identified as a serial killer in a newspaper.
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Niger Innis MSNBC Gaffe

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Feb 7, 2002 During an interview with CORE national spokesman Niger Innis, did MSNBC display a graphic identi ...
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Mostly True Stories Sixpence Error

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Apr 28, 2003 Urban legends TV show falls for joke about Blackbeard's using a nursery rhyme to recruit fellow ...
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Enlarged Prostate Captioning Error

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Apr 24, 2003 Captioning glitch on news program transforms 'enlarged prostate' into something more exciting?
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Marvin Smith Obituary

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David Mikkelson
Nov 20, 2003 An unusual correction to the obituary of photographer Marvin Smith?
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Dear Abby Simpsons Column

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Mar 9, 2004 'Dear Abby' falls for a letter taken from an episode of 'The Simpsons'?
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Premature CNN Obituaries

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Apr 22, 2003 Technical glitch on CNN web site revealed obituaries for several famous but not-yet-dead people?
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2003 NYC Blackout Photo

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Aug 26, 2003 FOXNews photo depicting the NYC skyline after the 2003 blackout includes a view of the WTC towers?
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