The reason corrections to sensational stories never make it as far as the original is because the people who propagated the first story have to admit they were

The reason corrections to sensational stories never make it as far as the original is because the people who propagated the first story have to admit they were fooled, or at least misinformed. I'm about to share this correction to my own link feeds -- but I'll be honest, I'm not enthusiastic about looking dumb.