The New York Times Just Issued The Funniest And Most Embarrassing Correction Ever

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Lol.

The New York Times article on Johnson has had quite a journey https://t.co/Jt5t6wcmmF pic.twitter.com/ncreSOcamH

— Zack Beauchamp (@zackbeauchamp) September 8, 2016

Here’s some background:

1. Johnson doesn’t know what Aleppo is
2. NYT confuses Aleppo w/ Raqqa
3. NYT corrects, confusing Aleppo w/ Damascus pic.twitter.com/cLcuW64eEP

— Alexios (@Mantzarlis) September 8, 2016