In U.K., Murdoch’s Sun Admits Printing Bogus Al Qaeda “Terror Alert” Story

by Mark Joyella | 12:08 pm, December 29th, 2010

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Nevermind. That Al Qaeda threat splashed across the front page of Rupert Murdoch‘s Sun a few weeks ago? Well, in a page two correction yesterday, editors just wanted to pass on an update on that story: yeah, turns out that scary bit we told you, well that wasn’t true. Sorry. Moving right along.

As the Guardian‘s Roy Greenslade writes today, the pre-Christmas story about a supposed terrorist plot against a live holiday episode of a popular UK television show, Coronation Street, had British journalists smelling a rat from the start. “It had that familiar…ring of complete nonsense.”

The original story–still posted on the Sun‘s website–claimed that “cops” were “throwing a ring of steel” around the (Coronation Street) studios in Manchester after being “tipped off” that the show “could be hit by a terror strike.”

Yeah, well, not so much as it turns out, as the Sun‘s sorry-for-that-little-spot-of-bother correction makes clear:

Further to our article about increased security at Coronation Street’s studios for their live 50th anniversary episode… we would like to make clear that while cast and crew were subject to full body searches, there was no specific threat from Al-Qaeda as we reported. We apologise for the misunderstanding and are happy to set the record straight.

Misunderstanding, you say? You mean, I read what you wrote and got the wrong idea kind of misunderstanding?

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skyfet

How many times have I said that Murdoch is one of the biggest POS on earth. He has dumb down the media in the UK and the useful idiots in the US think Fox is God sent. Nah! he is just making his big buck as usual.
skyfet

Fox should be making this kind of appology everyday they wake up. Alll the lies they used to support W for 8 yrs and the non-stop misinformation they spread every darn day. Scum of the earth is what the head is.
Just4thefax

Fact: I wonder if this bogus story helped in nailing all those terrorist lately?
BatBoy

“Well, in a page two correction yesterday, editors just wanted to pass on an update on that story: yeah, turns out that scary bit we told you, well that wasn’t true.”

At least they wrote a correction…the NY Times on the other hand would NEVER write a correction on their many fabricated stories.

And besides…it is a British paper…that is what they do…Murdock or no Murdock!
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iris said:
See what I mean, they got teh stoopid real bad

What do you expect from people who get the bulk of their info from Fox. This are the same useful idiots who had a collected hissy fit when it was proven FOR THE FOURTH TIME that Fox Viewers are the least factually informed people in America.

When it comes to the Murdochs, it’s like father like son. TRUTH has NEVER been their agenda.
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