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Elizabeth Warren Twitter Rumor Dupes News Sites, Journalists
A rumor that NBC News projected Elizabeth Warren as the winner of the race for Massachusetts' open Senate seat went viral on Twitter Tuesday evening, duping some news sites into publishing stories about the news.
Smoke signals from NBC say Liz Warren wins.— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) November 7, 2012
Sen. Elizabeth Warren ... wins Ted Kennedy's seat.— Steve Weinstein (@steveweinstein) November 7, 2012
NBC: Warren Wins Senate Seat thebea.st/TJq7sB #cheatsheet— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) November 7, 2012
Several journalists -- this reporter included -- and media outlets, such as Mother Jones and BuzzFeed, were fooled by the news:
Even El…
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