That’s a big-ass mammal, the biggest to ever exist, in fact.
But at that length, it still falls woefully short of being two miles long.
Which is why some eyebrows were raised when the Daily Press in Hampton Roads, Va. sent this tweet.
Officials: Dead 10,000-foot whale found near Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel https://t.co/deiOvgyw8N
— Daily Press (@Daily_Press) February 2, 2017
Hmmmm.
Hmmmmm.
That is a two-mile long whale!
Unfortunately, it is also an inaccurate tweet.
As accuracy in news reporting is paramount in the Trump era, the paper was quick to offer an earnest retraction.
Correction: The whale is 10,000 pounds. We apologize for the error. https://t.co/FeRPwMR9rZ
— Daily Press (@Daily_Press) February 2, 2017
That’s wonderful. I wish all news errors could be this funny.
Well, minus the whole dead whale part, you know.
