corrects erroneous report on Navy Yard shooter

http://twitter.com/#!/paigelav/status/380418436838330368

Only took 24 hours or so, but the AP finally caught up to reality:

http://twitter.com/#!/cjciaramella/status/380418804687585280

Let’s give ‘em a hand!

Update: A NewsBusters post notes that the AP’s correction still hasn’t quite made it to every erroneous report.

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Some of Piers Morgan’s bogus AR-15 claims go down the Twitter memory hole

Emily Miller: Aaron Alexis made no effort to purchase AR-15, media ‘obsessed’ with idea

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corrects erroneous report on Navy Yard shooter