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NPR Retracts False Report on Justice Alito's Retirement

NPR retracted an article that incorrectly reported Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's retirement, citing a "misunderstanding." The false report was widely circulated before being corrected by the news organization.

30 Jun, 15:27 — 1 Jul, 00:00
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NYTMostly Factual40d ago

NPR Retracts Article Falsely Suggesting Justice Alito Retired

The news outlet quickly removed the article, which was written by NPR’s seasoned Supreme Court reporter, Nina Totenberg, from its website.

By Benjamin Mullin

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wapoMostly Factual40d ago

NPR retracts story reporting Justice Alito is retiring from Supreme Court

The story briefly appeared on NPR's homepage before being removed. The Supreme Court said no such announcement was made as the justices issued major end-of-term rulings.

By Amy B Wang

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The GuardianMostly Factual40d ago

NPR retracts ‘inaccurate’ story saying supreme court justice Samuel Alito retiring

Story from Nina Totenberg removed and replaced with editor’s note as organization regrets ‘misunderstanding’ The US public broadcasting organization National Public Radio (NPR) on Tuesday took the unusual step of formally retracting a major news story, after it published what seemed like a bombshell scoop that supreme court justice Samuel Alito was retiring. The story was written by Nina Totenberg, one of the most prominent chroniclers of the supreme court in American media. Continue reading...

By Jeremy Barr in Washington

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Fox NewsMixed39d ago

NPR reveals how a misheard announcement led to it falsely claiming Justice Alito was retiring

NPR retracted a story falsely reporting Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was retiring after correspondent Nina Totenberg misheard an announcement.

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forbes40d ago

Samuel Alito Is Not Retiring From Supreme Court—NPR Retracts Story Published In Error - Forbes

Samuel Alito Is Not Retiring From Supreme Court—NPR Retracts Story Published In Error  Forbes

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YahooMostly Factual40d ago

NPR retracts article incorrectly reporting Justice Alito's retirement, citing 'misunderstanding'

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deadlineMostly Factual40d ago

NPR Retracts Report That Justice Samuel Alito Is Retiring

Shortly after the final opinion of the Supreme Court’s term was announced on Tuesday, NPR published a bombshell that sent the high court’s press room scrambling: An official announcement that Justice Samuel Alito was retiring. Yet, minutes later, the story was pulled, with the message, “Editors Note: Earlier today we erroneously published a story saying […]

By Ted Johnson

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tmzMixed40d ago

NPR Retracts Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Retirement Report

NPR may have jumped the gun on one of the biggest political scoops of the year ... reporting that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is retiring, only to quickly reverse course and retract their story. The Alito retirement story, written by…

By TMZ Staff

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