29/03/17 - Apology from Channel 4 News as it names wrong man as Westminster terror attacker

http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/apology-from-channel-4-news-as-it-names-wrong-man-as-westminster-terror-attacker/

Channel 4 News editor Ben de Pear wrongly named a man who was in prison as the Westminster Attack perpetrator, Live on air. He trusted the source where he got this information but then later backtracked stating that they were not as certain as they once thought.

O Israel  tweeted: “The source I trusted, but ultimately I made a mistake. This time I got it wrong. Abu Izzadeen is in prison.

I think that this is the perfect example of how easy it is to spread fake news. And how easy it is for even the most trusted of sources to get things wrong. The Westminster Attack is also another good example of how 24hr news is slowly becoming outdated. Social media sites such as twitter are beating them to the news and the News channels are pretty much only repeating the content breaking on social media.