NPR Announces Justice Alito's Retirement. He Wasn't Retiring.
On the last day of the Supreme Court term, NPR published and broadcast that Justice Samuel Alito was retiring.
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NPR: Gorsuch Refused to Mask After Being 'Asked'
NPR reported that Chief Justice Roberts had asked the justices to mask up for Justice Sotomayor's sake, and that Justice Gorsuch refused, which forced her to work from her chambers.
Border Patrol agents "whipping" Haitian migrants in Del Rio
Photos and video of mounted Border Patrol agents confronting Haitian migrants near Del Rio, Texas, were widely described as agents whipping or using whips on migrants.
Lafayette Square Cleared 'for a Photo Op'
Outlets reported that police tear-gassed peaceful protesters in Lafayette Square to clear the way for President Trump's walk to St. John's Church and his Bible photo op. NPR's headline stated the clearing was done to clear the way for the photo op.
Outlets Pin 2015 Child-Detention Figure on Trump
Wire services and NPR reported a U.N. expert's finding that the U.S. was holding over 100,000 migrant children in detention, presented as current Trump-era practice.
Jussie Smollett's reported hate-crime attack
Actor Jussie Smollett was widely reported, based on his account and initial police statements, to have been the victim of a racist and homophobic assault by two men in Chicago in January 2019. Many commentators and public figures treated the attack as established fact.
NPR Says Trump Jr.'s Testimony Conflicts With Cohen's Plea
NPR reported that Donald Trump Jr. told Senate investigators the Trump Tower Moscow project faded away in 2014, conflicting with Cohen's plea and suggesting legal exposure.
"Hands up, don't shoot" in Ferguson
After Officer Darren Wilson shot Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, in August 2014, coverage widely relayed witness accounts that Brown had his hands raised in surrender when he was killed, which became the rallying cry of the protests.
NPR on the Obama discipline guidance vs. 2018 post-Parkland criticism
In January 2014 NPR reported on new Obama administration guidance discouraging 'zero tolerance' school discipline and suspensions. After the 2018 Parkland shooting, Manhattan Institute fellow Max Eden testified to a House subcommittee that schools had rushed to cut suspensions under the guidance, creating unsafe environments. Education Week covered his testimony.
Benghazi Attack Reported as a Protest Over an Anti-Islam Film
Early coverage described the Benghazi consulate attack that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens as an angry mob protesting a film that mocked the Prophet Muhammad.
Suspended sentences for a street assault vs. jail for racist tweets
In December 2011 the Daily Mail reported that four women who kicked Rhea Page in the head during a racially abusive street attack in Leicester received suspended sentences. In March 2012 student Liam Stacey was jailed for 56 days for racist tweets about footballer Fabrice Muamba. Placed side by side, the cases raise questions about how UK courts weigh online speech against physical violence.