They've now published a "clarification". It clarifies the fact that the piece was completely untrue
Clarification
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And now it turns out that the train he claimed he travelled on out of Croatia wasn't running that day - there was a replacement bus service, which would have made him miss his connection at Salzburg
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostYou'd think they could employ somebody who checks the stuff freelancers write, to make sure it's accurate and should be in the paper. They could call them "the editor" or some such title
And no the editor knows nothing especially if there surname is Brookes.
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The Sun does actually do corrections and apologies but in other newspapers: http://i100.independent.co.uk/articl...on--ZkIij0Ik9g
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Originally posted by darmstadt View PostWe know that the Sun, along with many other media outlets of all persuasions, tend to lie
Corrections and clarifications | News | The Guardian
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Originally posted by darmstadt View PostWe know that the Sun, along with many otherright wingmedia outlets,tend to occasionallyconstantly lie
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Originally posted by barrydidit View PostThe bloke who wrote it was a freelancer though. Definitely not an employee. He isn't even invited on the christmas do, so that proves it.
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostI used to work with a chap who got the Sun every day. He explained "It's just a comic to read over lunch, and it's handy for the TV schedule. I find out what's really happening from the TV news."
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostI never knew the sun had any true stories.
I once shared a regular train commute with a sun reader. I asked him why he read that drivel. "It is best for sports news" he said.
Maybe newspapers should be banned from combining proper news and sports news?
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostI used to work with a chap who got the Sun every day. He explained "It's just a comic to read over lunch, and it's handy for the TV schedule. I find out what's really happening from the TV news."
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostI never knew the sun had any true stories.
I once shared a regular train commute with a sun reader. I asked him why he read that drivel. "It is best for sports news" he said.
Maybe newspapers should be banned from combining proper news and sports news?
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I never knew the sun had any true stories.
I once shared a regular train commute with a sun reader. I asked him why he read that drivel. "It is best for sports news" he said.
Maybe newspapers should be banned from combining proper news and sports news?
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The bloke who wrote it was a freelancer though. Definitely not an employee. He isn't even invited on the christmas do, so that proves it.
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