By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke 10/19/12 11:05am

Dept. of Corrections

This is NOT what Ahmed Abu Khattala was drinking.

Times Corrects Story About Libya Terrorism Suspect’s Beverage Choices

Someone would like you to know that alleged terrorist, Ahmed Abu Khattala, was drinking a strawberry frappe, not a mango juice, at a hotel in Benghazi, as he spoke to New York Times reporter David D. Kirkpatrick about his suspected involvement in the attack on the U.S. Consulate last month.

Mr. Abu Khattala’s beverage was initially erroneously reported, but, in perhaps the best correction to date, the Times has updated the story with the full correct details about the drink the terror suspect was sipping while scoffing at the US. Read More

By Kat Stoeffel 12/29/10 9:40pm

Oops

UK’s Sun Misreports Al-Qaeda Terrorism

On December 9 The Sun falsely reported that Al-Qaeda had targeted the Manchester set of British soap opera Coronation Street, where they were filming a live episode, says The Guardian.

The front page headline was “AL-QAEDA CORRIE THREAT” and the article said that police had thrown a “ring of steel” around the set after Read More