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NPR <\/span>published and then retracted<\/span> a fake story on Tuesday claiming conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is retiring.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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The piece from the Left-leaning outlet, authored by longtime SCOTUS reporter Nina Totenberg, 82, claimed Alito was leaving the court right after justices handed down landmark cases on transgender athletes and birthright citizenship.<\/span><\/p>

Published at 10:51 a.m. ET, the bogus article had the following lede: \u201cJustice Samuel Alito, who wrote the Supreme Court\u2019s opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, is retiring, the court announced Tuesday.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

However, the photo caption in NPR\u2019s story said that Alito retired Friday.<\/span><\/p>

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Minutes later, social media erupted with the possibility that one of the most conservative justices in modern history was leaving the bench, and President Donald Trump would have the chance to nominate a fourth justice to the nation\u2019s highest court months before the November midterm elections.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

With no formal announcement from the high court, NPR retracted the entire story, leaving thousands of court watchers on edge with a terse editor\u2019s note: \u201c<\/span>Earlier today, we erroneously published a story saying that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was retiring. Neither Alito nor the court\u2019s public information office has announced his retirement, and we have retracted the story.<\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>

NPR released a statement later on Tuesday, attempting to clarify how the report was published.<\/p>

\u201cDue to a misunderstanding, NPR\u2019s Supreme Court and Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg incorrectly reported that Justice Samuel Alito had retired. Neither Justice Alito nor the Supreme Court Public Information Office has announced his retirement,\u201d NPR Editor in Chief Tommy Evans said. \u201cAs soon as the error was realized, the story was retracted and removed from NPR\u2019s website and an on-air correction was broadcast.\u201d<\/p>

Evans added that Totenberg has reached out to Alito to apologize for the fake news story, and she will appear on NPR\u2019s show \u201cAll Things Considered\u201d to \u201cexplain what happened.\u201d<\/p>

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The fake news sparked strong reactions online.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u201cMy life just flashed before my eyes,\u201d one X user <\/span>said<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u201cIf anyone needs to retire, it is Nina Totenberg,\u201d Washington Free Beacon reporter Chuck Ross <\/span>added<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>

President Trump moved to end federal funding for NPR last year, saying the outlet has \u201cspread radical, woke propaganda disguised as \u2018news.’\u201d Congress also passed legislation cutting taxpayer dollars from NPR and PBS.<\/p>

Alito, 76, has given no formal indication that he plans to step down, but a <\/span>recent hospitalization<\/span> and the growing possibility that Republicans could lose control of the Senate have heightened the stakes surrounding any potential vacancy.<\/span><\/p>

GOP Senate leaders have said they\u2019re ready to fill a vacancy before the midterm elections.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u201cThat\u2019s a contingency, I think, around here you always have to be prepared for,\u201d Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) <\/span>told reporters in April<\/span>. \u201cAnd if that were to happen, yes, we would be prepared to confirm.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

President Trump previously responded to speculation of a possible vacancy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u201cIt could be two, could be three, could be one. I don\u2019t know, I\u2019m prepared to do it,\u201d Trump said in an <\/span>interview<\/span> with Fox News<\/span> host Maria Bartiromo<\/span>. \u201cWhen you mention Alito, he\u2019s a great justice.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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NPR published and then retracted a fake story on Tuesday claiming conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is retiring.\u00a0The piece from the Left-leaning outlet, authored by longtime SCOTUS reporter Nina Totenberg, 82, claimed Alito was leaving the court right after justices handed down landmark cases on transgender athletes and birthright citizenship.Published at 10:51 a.m. ET, the bogus article had the following lede: \u201cJustice Samuel Alito, who wrote the Supreme Court\u2019s opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, is retiring, the court announced Tuesday.\u201d\u00a0However, the photo caption in NPR\u2019s story said that Alito retired Friday.Screenshot: NPR Screenshot: NPRMinutes later, social media erupted with the possibility that one of the most conservative justices in modern history was leaving the bench, and President Donald Trump would have the chance to nominate a fourth justice to the nation\u2019s highest court months before the November midterm elections.\u00a0With no formal announcement from the high court, NPR retracted the entire story, leaving thousands of court watchers on edge with a terse editor\u2019s note: \u201cEarlier today, we erroneously published a story saying that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was retiring. Neither Alito nor the court\u2019s public information office has announced his retirement, and we have retracted the story.\u201dNPR released a statement later on Tuesday, attempting to clarify how the report was published.\u201cDue to a misunderstanding, NPR\u2019s Supreme Court and Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg incorrectly reported that Justice Samuel Alito had retired. Neither Justice Alito nor the Supreme Court Public Information Office has announced his retirement,\u201d NPR Editor in Chief Tommy Evans said. \u201cAs soon as the error was realized, the story was retracted and removed from NPR\u2019s website and an on-air correction was broadcast.\u201dEvans added that Totenberg has reached out to Alito to apologize for the fake news story, and she will appear on NPR\u2019s show \u201cAll Things Considered\u201d to \u201cexplain what happened.\u201dThe fake news sparked strong reactions online.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cMy life just flashed before my eyes,\u201d one X user said.\u00a0\u201cIf anyone needs to retire, it is Nina Totenberg,\u201d Washington Free Beacon reporter Chuck Ross added.President Trump moved to end federal funding for NPR last year, saying the outlet has \u201cspread radical, woke propaganda disguised as \u2018news.'\u201d Congress also passed legislation cutting taxpayer dollars from NPR and PBS.Alito, 76, has given no formal indication that he plans to step down, but a recent hospitalization and the growing possibility that Republicans could lose control of the Senate have heightened the stakes surrounding any potential vacancy.GOP Senate leaders have said they\u2019re ready to fill a vacancy before the midterm elections.\u00a0\u201cThat\u2019s a contingency, I think, around here you always have to be prepared for,\u201d Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) told reporters in April. \u201cAnd if that were to happen, yes, we would be prepared to confirm.\u201dPresident Trump previously responded to speculation of a possible vacancy.\u00a0\u201cIt could be two, could be three, could be one. I don\u2019t know, I\u2019m prepared to do it,\u201d Trump said in an interview with Fox News host Maria Bartiromo. \u201cWhen you mention Alito, he\u2019s a great justice.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":784,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"\nNPR Retracts Fake Bombshell On Samuel Alito Retirement - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=787\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NPR Retracts Fake Bombshell On Samuel Alito Retirement - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"NPR published and then retracted a fake story on Tuesday claiming conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is retiring.\u00a0The piece from the Left-leaning outlet, authored by longtime SCOTUS reporter Nina Totenberg, 82, claimed Alito was leaving the court right after justices handed down landmark cases on transgender athletes and birthright citizenship.Published at 10:51 a.m. ET, the bogus article had the following lede: \u201cJustice Samuel Alito, who wrote the Supreme Court\u2019s opinion overturning Roe v. 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