Bloomberg has apologized for publishing a pre-written headline, in error.
The financial news site accidentally posted a headline to its homepage at around midnight Moscow time that read, ‘Live: Russia invades Ukraine’.
It went up at around midnight Moscow time and stayed there for almost half an hour, before being removed.
BYPASS THE CENSORS
Sign up to get unfiltered news delivered straight to your inbox.
You can unsubscribe any time. By subscribing you agree to our Terms of Use
RT reports: Users who clicked on the shocking story while it was still up were redirected to an error page, according to the New York Post. Screenshots of Bloomberg’s website shared on Twitter indicate that the sensational claim remained largely unnoticed for at least 24 minutes before it was deleted.
The news agency admitted the blunder, saying that they “prepare headlines for many scenarios and the headline ‘Russia Invades Ukraine’ was inadvertently published around 4 p.m. ET today on our website.”
“We deeply regret the error. The headline has been removed and we are investigating the cause,” Bloomberg added in its brief mea culpa, hidden behind a paywall.
The dangerous blunder comes after months of fearmongering by western media and senior officials about Russia supposedly planning a full-scale invasion of Ukraine any day now. Those predictions have since been somewhat toned down from “imminent” by the White House, while the Kremlin has insisted all along that no attack is in the works. Moscow has repeatedly dismissed the allegations as “hysteria” and “fake news,” and even Kiev at one point criticized the West for damaging its economy with constant panic about a looming war.
Niamh Harris
how the fluch can they invade something that is already thiers? SIDE SHOW cover up by internationistas Of K-zak take over cake walk invasion of last week?
Yes its always good to be prepared with a possible headline. The time it takes to come up and type “Russia invades Ukraine” might make all the difference in the world.
How could that be an accident?