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NPR retracts story reporting Justice Samuel Alito is retiring from Supreme Court

Headline from KAGS Bryan

An accidentally published story quickly sparked rumors on Tuesday morning that a U.S. Supreme Court justice was retiring, until the article was retracted.

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28 articles, oldest first.

  1. Above The Law

    NPR Reports Sam Alito Retires From Supreme Court (Spoiler Alert: He Did Not) (opens Above The Law)

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    Above The Law's feed description

    Nina Totenberg's pre-written career obit for Slammin' Sam Alito accidentally published.

  2. Breitbart News

    NPR Retracts False Story Saying Justice Alito Was Retiring: ‘Erroneously Published’ (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    NPR on Tuesday morning retracted a report stating that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was retiring, later posting an editor’s note saying Alito had not announced his retirement.

  3. Not The Bee

    NPR reported that Justice Alito had retired and then had to retract it minutes later (opens Not The Bee)

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    Not The Bee's feed description

    People thought this was real.

  4. KAGS Bryan

    NPR retracts story reporting Justice Samuel Alito is retiring from Supreme Court (opens KAGS Bryan)

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    KAGS Bryan's feed description

    An accidentally published story quickly sparked rumors on Tuesday morning that a U.S. Supreme Court justice was retiring, until the article was retracted.

  5. The Western Journal

    NPR Retracts Bombshell Story About Supreme Court Justice Retiring (opens The Western Journal)

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    The Western Journal's feed description

    One of the country’s most liberal news organizations on Tuesday retracted a report about the supposed retirement of of the Supreme Court’s most prominent conservatives. As headlines swirled about decisions […]

  6. The Washington Free Beacon

    NPR’s ‘Alito Retiring’ Retraction Raises Question: What About All the Other Erroneous Stories It Hasn’t Retracted? (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    The Washington Free Beacon's feed description

    NPR has retracted its story claiming that Justice Alito is retiring, replacing it with an editor’s note explaining that the story “was published in error.” The coming days will disclose whether the error was publishing it a few days too soon or publishing it at all.

  7. The Boston Globe

    NPR retracts article incorrectly reporting Justice Alito’s retirement, citing ‘misunderstanding’ (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The article was written by NPR’s veteran Supreme Court reporter, Nina Totenberg, who planned to address the issue on air later in the day, the news organization said.

  8. BizPac Review

    NPR reporter forced to apologize after bogus Alito retirement scoop implodes (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    On Tuesday, NPR released a shocking and false report on Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s impending retirement. Legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg penned a groveling apology to […]

  9. NewsBusters

    FAKE NEWS! NPR's SCOTUS Scribe Nina Totenberg Claimed Justice Alito Was Retiring (opens NewsBusters)

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    NewsBusters's feed description

    FAKE NEWS! NPR's SCOTUS Scribe Nina Totenberg Claimed Justice Alito Was Retiring National “Public” Radio legal reporter Nina Totenberg turned 82 in January, and she may be losing a step. On Tuesday, as the Supreme Court put out its final opinions of the term, she posted a false report on NPR’s websi…

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