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Article created by: Mindaugas Balčiauskas

To paraphrase a Lithuanian proverb, proofread nine times, publish once. Because if you cheat at the first, you might end up like these editors who had to make up for it during the second.

Earlier this month, writer Séamas O'Reilly tweeted his all-time favorite press screw up/apology (published by the National Enquirer in 1997) and challenged other people to share more of them.

Luckily, O'Reilly's tweet went viral and his call to action was answered. Turns out, the days of traditional media were pretty wild!

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    Tweet showing a humorous newspaper correction about confusing a black bear that is brown with a brown bear.

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    Screenshot of a Twitter post sharing one of the biggest newspaper fails with a hilarious correction from 2016.

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    Newspaper fail correction clarifying a typo that wrongly said a bandmate was on d***s instead of drums in a local artist story.

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    Newspaper correction clarifying Karol Wojtyla as the first non-Italian pope, illustrating biggest newspaper fails shared online.

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    Twitter post showing a newspaper correction about Katie Hopkins and a humorous newspaper fail shared online.

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    Newspaper clipping showing a letter highlighting a funny newspaper fail involving a UK prime minister typo.

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    Newspaper fail correction showing an error in describing a lawyer in a 1990s New York Times article.

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    Tweet showing a funny newspaper fail correction about a giraffe model stolen parts, shared on Twitter for laughs.

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    Screenshot of a Twitter post showing a newspaper correction about a humorous Premier League quote mix-up.

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    Image of a newspaper correction from Vogue showing a major fail in identifying a public figure’s professional role.

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    Newspaper correction humor showing a mistake where terrorist was meant to be tenorist in a jazz albums column.

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    Tweet showing a newspaper fail correction about misidentifying Ivanka Trump as the president’s wife on Twitter.

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    Newspaper fail showing a hilarious correction about an amphibious pitcher making his MLB debut in a sports article.

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    Twitter post showing a humorous newspaper fail correction about watermelons found on Mars, shared on social media.

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    Historic newspaper correction from New York Times about rocket science, featured among biggest newspaper fails shared on Twitter.

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    Newspaper fail showing hilarious correction mixing up 2 tsp of cement with 2 tsp of cilantro in a salsa recipe.

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    Tweet showing a hilarious newspaper fail with multiple incorrect sports details, shared among people on Twitter.

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    Old newspaper clipping showing a correction of a transcription error about Irish premier Charles Haughey in a printed article.

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    Newspaper corrections highlighting errors and clarifications shared by people on Twitter revealing hilarious newspaper fails.

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    Newspaper correction clarifying a bowling champion never played wearing clerical garb, shared on Twitter as a funny fail.

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    Amber Alert mistakenly lists horror doll Chucky as abductor causing one of the biggest newspaper fails with hilarious corrections.

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    Newspaper correction clarifying a misquote about envy at a school prom shared on Twitter as a funny newspaper fail.

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    Newspaper correction about a goat war quote mix-up, shared on Twitter highlighting biggest newspaper fails.

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    Tweet showing a newspaper correction about mistaken family relations, highlighting biggest newspaper fails shared on Twitter.

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