One picture to the story of another
To its many critics, it will always be the FailOnline.
And today, one of Britain's biggest websites lived up to that nickname... by illustrating its story of the death of film critic Barry Norman at the age of 83 with a photograph of Barry Cryer.
At 82, the I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue comedian is, of course, alive and well... although, as he always jokes: 'I don't know how long I've got left. I don't even buy green bananas any more.'.
The image was swiftly changed, but not before Twitter leapt on the mistake:
Quality journalism as usual...you've used a picture of Barry Cryer instead of Barry Norman #idiots pic.twitter.com/87S2btXm2C
— James Doyle (@jamesldoyle) July 1, 2017
Dear Daily Mail, that's clearly Barry Cryer in your Barry Norman obituary. He won't be happy with that. #wrongbarry #dailyfail pic.twitter.com/4aGLWimCpk
— Little Miss L. ❤️ (@scriblixbooks) July 1, 2017
Published: 1 Jul 2017
