NY Post: 12 Dead and a Saudi Suspect in Custody in Boston
Hours after the Boston Marathon bombing, the New York Post reported 12 people had been killed and that a Saudi national was in custody as a suspect.
A breaking-news error that cast suspicion on a foreign Muslim bystander.
What was reported
Hours after the Boston Marathon bombing, the New York Post reported 12 people had been killed and that a Saudi national was in custody as a suspect.
What actually happened
Three people were killed in the bombing. No Saudi national was ever a suspect; the man questioned had been injured in the blast, and police said no one was in custody. The Post did not promptly retract, and its editor later defended its coverage; days later it ran the separate 'Bag Men' cover.
The proof
Official casualty count of three dead and police statements that no suspect was in custody; CJR documented both errors.
The receipt. Copy this and paste it anywhere:
NY Post: 12 Dead and a Saudi Suspect in Custody in Boston — Debunked. Official casualty count of three dead and police statements that no suspect was in custody; CJR documented both errors. Full file: https://www.thepropagandafiles.com/case/ny-post-boston-12-dead-saudi-suspect-2013/
Original reporting
- IBTimes (secondary): A day later, NY Post has not retracted its reportshttps://www.ibtimes.com/one-day-after-boston-bombing-new-york-post-has-not-retracted-presumably-incorrect-1196373
Corrections, findings & records
- CJR: The New York Post's disgracehttps://www.cjr.org/the_audit/the_new_york_posts_disgrace.php
- The Week: Should the NY Post apologize for blaming an innocent Saudi national?https://theweek.com/articles/465460/boston-marathon-tragedy-should-new-york-post-apologize-blaming-innocent-saudi-national
Archived copies
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- Archived copy: IBTimes (secondary): A day later, NY Post has not retracted its reportshttps://web.archive.org/web/2/https://www.ibtimes.com/one-day-after-boston-bombing-new-york-post-has-not-retracted-presumably-incorrect-1196373