Has a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing been ID’d? If you’ve been reading the news today you might believe that police have someone in custody for the deadly blast that occurred yesterday afternoon. But they don’t.
The FBI released a statement today saying: “Contrary to widespread reporting, no arrest has been made in connection with the Boston Marathon attack. Over the past day and a half, there have been a number of press reports based on information from unofficial sources that has been inaccurate. Since these stories often have unintended consequences, we ask the media, particularly at this early stage of the investigation, to exercise caution and attempt to verify information through appropriate official channels before reporting.”
The FBI doesn’t specifically name a network one can only assume that they’re talking about CNN.
CNN broke the news earlier today that Boston police had ID’d a suspect and had made an arrest.
Law enforcement sources: Arrest made in the Boston bombings investigation. on.cnn.com/15fOGEd
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 17, 2013
After the news agency did a little more leg work, they found out that what they had reported was inaccurate.
DOJ and Boston PD: No arrest has been made in#Boston bombings. on.cnn.com/15fOGEd
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 17, 2013
Several other news agencies reported that a suspect had been ID’d in Boston but CNN is been given the majority of the criticism on Twitter. “CNN” quickly became a trending topic as people ridiculed the station for jumping the gun.
BREAKING: CNN confirming my initial thought: Grizzly Adams did NOT have a beard.
— Shooter McGavin (@ShooterMcGavin_) April 17, 2013
Seems @cnn stands for “Certify News Never”. (Twitter stands up, applauds, throws panties)
— RainnWilson (@rainnwilson) April 17, 2013
BREAKING: CNN now reporting they know what Willis was talking about.
— Josh Hara (@yoyoha) April 17, 2013
CNN: Suspect A White Male, Weari- wait he covered his face with his hands. Where did he go. Where is he. Mom… Mommmy where is the bad man
— stefan(@boring_as_heck) April 17, 2013
We were misinformed? imagine that!
I don't really listen to the media, or watch the news for that matter.
CNN and MSDNC is notorious for jumping the gun and spewing forth misleading info.
I've deleted CNN and MSNBC from my cable remote controls.
All of the media jump the gun occasionally. Wait a day then see if they're still saying the same thing. If they are, it might be right…..or it still might not be right;).