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Variety initially ran the image of Venus Williams at left with a story about Serena Williams before replacing it with the shot of Serena at right.

Variety used a photo of Venus Williams for a story about Serena Williams

Variety fixed the photo on their website, but left their tweet with the wrong photo up for more than three hours.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJun 27, 2024 1
Everette Sands (L) and Vince Young.

Everette Sands on being mistaken for Vince Young: ‘It was a very interesting moment’

"I was sort of waiting for her to change gears, but she didn't."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJun 7, 2024 0
Jimmy Johnson at Fox Sports media day at the Phoenix Convention Center.

Jimmy Johnson confirms he’s still alive after death of Hall of Famer with same name

"Still kicking."

By Ben Axelrod OnMay 10, 2024 1
Colin Cowherd on Bill Belichick and "Robert and Stephen Kraft."

Colin Cowherd blames non-existent Patriots’ figure ‘Stephen Kraft’ for Bill Belichick’s power

"The Kraft family, Robert and Stephen, deserves some blame too. They gave Kraft too much power."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 12, 2024 2
Mistakes from MLB and Baseball America around Shōta Imanaga.

MLB, media outlets roasted for Shōta Imanaga image mistakes

@MLB tweeted a bad photoshop of Shōta Imanaga, while other outlets used a photo of Shōta Takeda.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 11, 2024 0
Oregon State against Arizona.

Brian Custer blasted for calling Oregon State ‘the Ducks’ several times

Several times during No. 11 Oregon State's loss to Arizona, ESPN play-by-play voice Brian Custer called the Beavers "the Ducks."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnOct 29, 2023 0

Simone Biles blasts Wall Street Journal over photo error: ‘This picture isn’t even me’

"try again."

By Sean Keeley OnOct 9, 2023 1
Jimmy Johnson on Fox NFL Sunday.

NFL on Fox account mixed up Terry Bradshaw and Jimmy Johnson, their own panelists

The suggestion of the Bears tanking for Caleb Williams came from Jimmy Johnson, not Terry Bradshaw.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnOct 1, 2023 1
A Fox tweet misidentifying Colorado State coach Jay Norvell.

Fox College Football Twitter account misidentified Colorado State coach Jay Norvell postgame

The first video the Fox College Football account tweeted was not of Sanders and Norvell.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnSep 17, 2023 0
Andrew Hawkins and Tony Hawk.

Andrew Hawkins and Tony Hawk have hilarious exchange after losing verified check marks

"F*** it. I'm Tony Hawk now. Prove otherwise." "I believe you."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnApr 21, 2023 0
Retiring NFL officials on the Pro Bowl broadcast.

ESPN’s Pro Bowl broadcast misidentified retiring NFL officials Scott Edwards and John McGrath

In a photo of three officials shown on the Pro Bowl broadcast, ESPN labeled alternate Scott Edwards as replay official John McGrath.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnFeb 6, 2022 0
NPR's Kimberley A. Martin photo (at left) and a photo of Maria Taylor (at right).

NPR used a photo of Kimberley A. Martin for a story about Maria Taylor

This was a notable miss by NPR.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 21, 2021 0
Rachel Nichols (actress, left) and Rachel Nichols (ESPN host, right).

Actor Rachel Nichols woke up to hundreds of critical tweets meant for ESPN’s Rachel Nichols

"I woke up to HUNDREDS of Tweets YELLING AT ME and I had no idea what was happening!"

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 5, 2021 0
Saturday's NWSL broadcast on CBS misidentified a fan as Jessica McDonald's son.

NWSL commissioner Lisa Baird apologizes for league-produced broadcast identifying a fan as Jessica McDonald’s son

This was quite the mistake.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJun 21, 2021 0
Athletic columnist Jeff Duncan (L) is not Georgia lieutenant governor Geoff Duncan (R).

NBC Atlanta anchor tags The Athletic columnist Jeff Duncan instead of Georgia lieutenant governor Geoff Duncan

NBC Atlanta's Cheryl Preheim attributed comments from Georgia lieutenant governor Geoff Duncan to Athletic columnist Jeff Duncan.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 7, 2021 1
ESPN ran a photo of the Japanese Davis Cup team with a story about the Chinese team.

ESPN ran a photo of the Japanese Davis Cup team with a story about the Chinese team

A photo of the Japanese Davis Cup team accompanied an AP story about the Chinese Davis Cup team on the ESPN app.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnFeb 18, 2020 2
Miles Garrett (L) and Myles Garrett.

Indiana sportscaster Miles Garrett is not Browns’ DE Myles Garrett, contrary to what many angry Twitter users think

Wrong Miles Garrett, Twitter.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnNov 15, 2019 2
This is not Markelle Fultz.

A Monumental Sports Network WNBA broadcast mistakenly identified two courtside spectators as “Markelle Fultz and his mom”

No, it wasn't Fultz and his mom.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnAug 19, 2019 0
Alejandro Bedoya miscaptioned as "Alejandro Pedroya" on 6abc Philly.

6ABC Philly identifies Philadelphia Union captain Alejandro Bedoya as “Alejandro Pedroya”

No, "Alejandro Pedroya" does not play for the Union.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 17, 2019 1
Many people got this Twitter promo saying to watch Criminal Minds thanks to following ESPN's Rachel Nichols, who is not the former Criminal Minds actress.

Twitter suggested CBS’ Criminal Minds to many…who follow ESPN’s Rachel Nichols, who is not the actress who was on the show

Twitter appears to have gotten the wrong Nichols here, but it's still worth wondering why they were trying to promote new episodes of Criminal Minds around an actress who hasn't been on the show since 2011.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnNov 8, 2018 1
Will D. Allen (L) and Will J. Allen (R)

Media keep identifying wrong former NFL DB Will Allen in Ponzi scheme story

Having the same name as someone who’s prominent for the wrong reasons can be problematic, and former Tampa...

By Andrew Bucholtz OnNov 30, 2016 0

Twitter confuses Blackhawks’ beat writer Mark Lazerus with anti-beard NBC Sports chair Mark Lazarus

When NBC Sports chairman Mark Lazarus (who doesn’t appear to be on Twitter, but is pictured here) made...

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJun 10, 2015 77

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