Alabama A&M incorrectly announced LB Medrick Burnett Jr. had died, leading to widespread media misinformation
Alabama A&M announced that linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. had died before updating that he remains alive and in stable condition.
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Auburn trolls Texas A&M HC Mike Elko over past press conference flub
Elko's "our focus is single-handedly on Texas...I meant on Auburn" blunder came back to bite him.
Angel Reese claims media ‘benefited from my pain and me being villainized’
2023 Canadian university football call goes viral on other football highlights on TikTok
Miami Heat put out statement supporting Haitian community, will other teams follow?
"The false narrative surrounding them is hurtful."
This Week In Bad Aggregation: Grok claims Shannon Sharpe was fired, Colin Cowherd cites fake Travis Kelce tweet
Fake tweets and fake news led to some of the worst aggregation blunders this week.
Ex-president Donald Trump’s debate line of ‘I have concepts of a plan’ led to so many sports jokes
This particular debate line led to a lot of sports jokes on X/Twitter.
Brazil X ban ahead of Eagles-Packers sparks wild discussion, including calls for NFL to cancel game
This Week In Bad Aggregation: ‘Ted Lasso’ misinformation, Ohio State coach Nick Saban, & more
LeBron James blasts ‘Madden NFL 25’ online changes, but praises the title beyond that
"Help me understand the changes Online H2H. Takes some of the fun away."
X CEO Linda Yaccarino’s video begging for ads gets roasted amidst lawsuit against advertisers
NFLN’s Tom Pelissero bashes anonymous reports, including from @PrettyRickey213, as a ‘scam'”
International soccer leagues, broadcasters urge X to take more action against illegal streams
Heading into the 2024-25 season, international soccer leagues are not here for illegal streams on X.
Jason Kelce wore shirt featuring Ilona Maher, U.S. Olympic women’s rugby star once bullied for being ‘too masculine’
X saw 53 percent Q2 revenue decline while friends ‘have begged’ CEO Linda Yaccarino to quit
"Quitting equals failure, and Linda cannot allow herself to fail."
Mina Kimes blasts ‘fake person’ running @NFL_DovKleiman, responds to ‘ESPN’s DIE hire’ criticism
"You’re a fake person who bought this account and mines it for click money."
Shams Charania confirms Joe Biden’s withdrawal, in case you don’t believe Joe Biden
Charania's lack of a link or source here led many to think he was breaking the already-out-there news.
Conor McGregor tells fellow BKFC co-owner Mike Perry ‘You’re fired’ on social media after Perry’s boxing loss to Jake Paul
Perry responded with "You can't fire me."
X AI falsely claimed Steph Curry scored nine points, USA-Serbia finished in 28-28 tie
The final score was 105-79.
Argentina’s Enzo Fernández offers Comic Sans apology for offensive song on French players’ heritage
The typeface Fernández chose for this apology drew a lot of comment.
ESPN wants huge sum for footage of Robbie Caldwell’s 2010 turkey insemination SEC Media Days comments
X AI claimed Mike Gundy said ‘I’ve driven drunk,’ a quote he did not say
Gundy did not actually say "I've driven drunk," contrary to what X AI Grok claimed in its summary of tweets on him.
Argentina’s official team account dropped a ‘Not Like Us’ Drake insult after Copa América win over Canada
"Not like us, not with us."
Adam Amin’s intensely personal X thread goes viral
"An extraordinary post from an extraordinary soul."
