Both Bloomberg and The Daily Beast reported this morning that perennial GOP hopeful Mitt Romney was making a third run for the presidency.
Earlier in the day, Bloomberg Politics published a story by “Game Change” scribe Mark Halperin titled “Why Mitt Romney Thinks He Can Win (and Jeb Bush Can’t),” that indicated Romney would make an announcement Friday morning.
Hours later, The Daily Beast trumpeted an exclusive on Twitter:
EXCLUSIVE: ROMNEY RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT http://t.co/Sas0OA8klG pic.twitter.com/Qk4eiRj8RL
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) January 30, 2015
And then again:
Another reason Mitt's running: Jeb is a joke in Romneyland http://t.co/OWH9676jMi
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) January 30, 2015
Before reversing itself:
We got it wrong. Mitt Romney is not running for President. http://t.co/se9pQApY5X
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) January 30, 2015
Bloomberg followed The Daily Beast’s lead, citing its inaccurate report:
Shortly afterward, Bloomberg reversed itself and appended the following correction:
Correction: This story was based on an article from The Daily Beast, which contained inaccurate information. A statement released by Mitt Romney today clearly states he is not exploring a 2016 presidential bid.
The Daily Beast has changed the headline of its original story and notes that the most recent news contradicts its earlier story. But the URL of the story remains the same:
