How can The Sun get away with this?

Question

I missed the original release of the story, but picked it up today due to The Sun having to publish an apology for it.

Basically, they appear to have completely fabricated this story about a Muslim bus driver telling people to get off his bus so he could pray.

They made it up entirely, or took it from a "source" who made it up entirely, therefore printing the "story" without corroboration.

How can they get away with this with just an apology (no doubt harder to find than the original story) and possibly a financial settlement with the guy?

Seriously I wish those involved in running this story - Wade? - could be put in the public spotlight and be made to justify the story, and explain why they thought it was a good idea to run it.

Linky > http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1562296.ece

Thoughts?

Answer 1

LOL  Sounds like Dan Rather and CBS.

....The Story Is True..

I dont believe any mainstreem media outlet...  There all Libs and theere is No truth in journlism  

Answer 2

Just goes to prove you can't believe everything you read. At least they did print a reasonable apology

Answer 3

the sun is a big ball of flaming gas in the sky. it can do anything it wants.

Answer 4

Sure.

Why not?

After every sunset?

From daylight to darkness?

Why not?

Then rise up the next morning.

Luke 8.10,17

What do you think?

Answer 5

money money money

Answer 6

The sun really annoys me for this exact reason. They will put anything in their paper to sell copies, they are sensationalists. but the sad thing is these sort of stories really do attract more plebeians to the paper and the sales just keep going up and up.I remember this story and was shocked at the time but then i had the intelligence to remember what i was reading and take it with a pinch of salt, though i suspect i was in the minority in doing so!