The Boston Globe on Friday afternoon tweeted a typo that will propel you into the weekend on a cloud of, well…read it for yourself:
Ed Reinhold, FBI, says FBI has investifarted about 70 leads already. Live Video: http://t.co/nXuiv3rwFm
— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) July 17, 2015
The Globe corrected the typo, but several readers still thought the error was a gas.
Ed Reinhold, FBI, says FBI has investigated about 70 leads already. Live Video: http://t.co/nju4nYhPwK (corrects typo)
— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) July 17, 2015
The FBI is off to a good fart, but sulfur they haven't found any connections. Time to stop methane around and step on the gas! @BostonGlobe
— Izzy Galvez (@iglvzx) July 17, 2015
@BostonGlobe That's what happens when you let the interns tweet.
— Ellin McHarg (@EllinMcHarg) July 17, 2015
@BostonGlobe Something stinks about this story.
— Greg Walsh (@BosBizGreg) July 17, 2015
umm.. @BostonGlobe pic.twitter.com/NFA13508bE
— Jefferson Tea Party (@JeffersonTeaPar) July 17, 2015
Update: 4:16 p.m.: The Globe explained its policy against deleting typographically erroneous tweets in a subsequent tweet.
As policy we does not delete typographical errors on Twitter, but do correct #investifarted https://t.co/lT5Bz7WP6f https://t.co/x4UGGA3RSE
— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) July 17, 2015
