NPR retracts story claiming Supreme Court Justice Alito is retiring

Chief Justice John Roberts accidentally fuels Samuel Alito Supreme Court retirement rumors

Chief Justice John Roberts accidentally fueled speculation about Justice Samuel Alito’s retirement when veteran NPR reporter Nina Totenberg misheard his remarks during the Supreme Court’s final session of the term on Tuesday, June 30. The misunderstanding prompted NPR to briefly publish a prewritten story announcing Alito’s retirement before retracting it within minutes, creating confusion across...

NPR Retracts Erroneous Report of Justice Alito’s Retirement

NPR retracted a story Tuesday stating that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was retiring, declaring that it made an error and that there had been no such announcement. NPR posted the story moments after the Supreme Court finished its term, citing a statement from the press office. However, court spokeswoman Patricia McCabe told Politico that []...Click to read more

NPR retracts article incorrectly reporting Justice Alito's retirement, citing 'misunderstanding'

NPR has retracted an article that incorrectly reported Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was retiring.

NPR reveals how a misheard announcement led to it falsely claiming Justice Alito was retiring

NPR retracted a story falsely reporting Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was retiring after correspondent Nina Totenberg misheard an announcement.

Will Justice Alito Actually Retire? Here’s What We Know

WASHINGTON — As reporters across the nation scrambled to publish multiple massive Supreme Court stories on Tuesday morning, one newsroom’s error brought the news cycle to a grinding halt. NPR mistakenly published a story claiming that the famed Justice Samuel Alito was retiring, citing a Supreme Court announcement. Within minutes, the outlet clarified that this ...