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[Wij]

Daily Star: Simply The Best 7 Days A Week :: News :: Rockstar Games - Grand Theft Auto - An apology

 

[Tom]

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/07/21/daily-star-outs-gta-rothbury/

 

[JingleBells]

Daily Star: Simply The Best 7 Days A Week :: News :: Rockstar Games - Grand Theft Auto - An apology

You missed the best bit:

We made no attempt to check the accuracy of the story before publication and did not contact Rockstar Games prior to publishing the story. We also did not question why a best selling and critically acclaimed fictional games series would choose to base one of their most popular games on this horrifying real crime event.

I never thought I'd see the day a tabloid paper print the truth

 

[Ch3tan]

They were forced to by a court, or they wouldn't have.

 

[Chilly]

they print that shit all the time - in 2pt font in the back pages. these ***** print more corrections than real stories.

 

[Ch3tan]

Wouldn't it be great if retractions HAD to be published on the front page, as the main news item? That would make them work a bit harder in the first place.

 

[old.Tohtori]

Funny, but also internet "jokes" have consequences. Not long now until they start finding and punishing for them.