Twitter Reports The News, And Sometimes Gets It Wrong

by Peter Anderson

Last week we all heard of the tragic passing of Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson and Ed McMahon. Many of us heard the tragic news through Twitter. A lot of the time Twitter is faster than the mainstream news media outlets. The problem is that sometimes Tweeters on Twitter get it wrong.

Last week it was also widely reported on Twitter that Jeff Goldblum (and other celebrities) had died as well. Here’s a funny clip from Comedy Central talking about how twitter got it wrong.

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