NPR Says Reporter Misheard Alito Retirement: ‘Profoundly Regret the Error’ 21.6%
Newsweek - By Amanda Castro - 6/30/2026, 8:15 PM
Availability Heuristic 11.9% - Negativity Bias 10.1% - Optimism Bias 8.3%
NPR has withdrawn a report claiming Justice Samuel Alito announced his retirement after determining that correspondent Nina Totenberg misheard remarks from Chief Justice John Roberts during a hectic moment at the Supreme Court. The mistake briefly introduced false information into a morning already filled with major rulings, creating... more