Those of you on top of the news may have noticed the brouhaha following the acquittal of Amanda Knox over the murder of British student Meredith Kercher.However, if you were waiting for the verdict on the Daily Mail's website, you would - thanks to an itchy finger on the "publish" button - think that Miss Knox is still as guilty as hell. So guilty, they published the full story complete with court reactions and quotes THAT NEVER HAPPENED except in their own imaginations.
As they say is the world of journalism where it's publish first, issue corrections later: "Never Wrong For Long"
However, it's not the first time that the Daily Mail's got it wrong with the big stories. Here are a few more headlines from the times they've jumped the gun of history:
Germany win World Cup after extra-time heartbreak. "That Russian linesman should see an optician" rages Alf RamsayWell played, The Daily Fail. WELL PLAYED
Victory for our Common Sense campaign as King John vows to scrap Magna Carta
Captain Scott first to South Pole, heading back to England. "So glad I made it home safe," says new national hero
Pontius Pilate releases Jesus of Nazareth, disciples "relieved"
English fleet SMASHED. Armada invasion heads for London
Allied troops land in France on morning of 5th June: "C-Day a total success" says Churchill
"That was the best play I ever saw" says President Lincoln "Another big hit for Ford's Theatre!"
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