New York Times Publishes Then Deletes Article Claiming Watermelons Were Found on Mars

New York Post

Lean Right

Mixed Factuality

Media Conglomerate: Murdoch Family

New York Times writes bogus claim of watermelons found on Mars

The Grey Lady posted an out-of-this-world online article Tuesday claiming the fruit had been discovered on the Red Planet.

The Daily Caller

Right

Mixed Factuality

Individual: Tucker Carlson

Individual: Neil Patel

New York Times Says Story About Fruit Aliens Putting Watermelons On Mars Was Published In Error

The New York Times published, then removed an article claiming that "fruit aliens" were responsible for a field of watermelons on Mars on Tuesday afternoon.

HuffPost

Left

Mixed Factuality

Individual: Roberts Family

Media Conglomerate: Verizon Communications

New York Times Accidentally Publishes Mock Article About Watermelons On Mars

Twitter users were disappointed to learn that police had not discovered a glut of outer space watermelons.

Newsmax

Right

Low Factuality

Other: Christopher Ruddy

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Audacy

Right

Low Factuality

Media Conglomerate: Audacy, Inc.

Watermelons on Mars? NY Times promptly deletes erroneous story about faux discovery

The article was titled “Fields of Watermelons Found On Mars, Police Say,” and claimed “Authorities say rise of fruit aliens is to blame for glut of outer space watermelons.”