Alabama A&M incorrectly said football’s Medrick Burnett died
Alabama A&M football player Medrick Barnett Jr. is alive despite the school announcing his death. The school announced the news in a press release Wednesday, but was forced to retract it later that day and retract a statement from athletic director Dr. Paul Bryant. The confusion came to light after Barnett's family told local media […]
NBC’s Kristen Welker incorrectly claims Harris was at dignified transfer commemoration for 13 service members
NBC's Kristen Welker “falsely suggested” that Vice President Kamala Harris was present at a dignified transfer ceremony for U.S. soldiers killed during the withdrawal from Afghanistan. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) appeared on NBC's “Meet the Press” on Sunday and criticized President Biden and Sen. Harris for ignoring the families of fallen soldiers. “Joe Biden And […]
Facebook Admits to ‘Incorrectly’ Rejecting Ads for ‘Reagan’ Movie
After actor Dennis Quaid accused Facebook of censoring promotional content for his upcoming film “Reagan,” the social media giant acknowledged that it “mistakenly” rejected advertising for the movie. Facebook Made The confession came in a statement to Newsweek magazine, which first reported Dennis Quaid’s allegations earlier this week. “While there are no restrictions on this […]
Facebook admits it incorrectly ‘fact-checked’ iconic Trump photo taken moments after assassination attempt: ‘This was an error’
Big tech companies have been accused of trying to interfere in the presidential elections due in November. Monday, screenshot Shortly after he was shot during an assassination attempt in Balter, Pennsylvania on July 13, a video of former President Donald Trump’s iconic photo of him raising his fist with a “fact check” label went viral […]
A trick for cheaper business class awards, Chase incorrectly denying bonus points and a new Hyatt brand (Saturday Selection) – Frequent Miler
Chase accidentally denies cardholders Sapphire Preferred Welcome Offer points, Hyatt acquires new brand, hacks for booking Business Class awards cheap, and more: all of this and more in this week’s Saturday Selection, a weekly roundup of interesting tidbits from around the internet (links to each article are embedded in the title). Chase mistake results in […]
NYSE technical issue impacting some stock prices, incorrectly showing Berkshire Hathaway down 99% – CNBC
Technical issues at the New York Stock Exchange on Monday appeared to cause Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s Class A shares to fall nearly 100%. Trading was halted for these stocks, as well as shares in Barrick Gold and NuScale Power, which also saw sharp declines. In an update at 10:11 a.m. ET, the New […]
Nearly 3 in 5 incorrectly believe US is in economic recession: Survey
A new survey finds that a majority of Americans incorrectly believe the country is in a recession. harris poll, done for the Guardianfound that nearly three in five respondents say the U.S. is in a recession, even though experts say there hasn’t been a single recession since 2020. Ta. A recession is defined as a […]
Elon Musk apologizes after Tesla gave ‘incorrectly low’ severance packages to some laid-off workers: report
Dan Niles, senior portfolio manager at Satori Funds, joins Morning with Maria to share his stock picks as investors await the March jobs report. Some recently laid-off Tesla employees reportedly experienced severance mix-ups. CEO Elon Musk sent an email to employees about the issue Wednesday, saying, “We have become aware that some severance benefits are […]
Oklahoma sports broadcaster wins astonishing $25M lawsuit after outlet incorrectly reports he used N-word
An Oklahoma jury has awarded a sports broadcaster $25 million in damages after it falsely reported that the broadcaster had used the N-word during a hot mic moment. In March 2021, former friends and fellow broadcasters Scott Sapulpa and Matt Rowan We sat down to announce the girls basketball game between Norman High School and […]