Fox News – Clueless About Japanese Nuclear Plants
A screen capture from some of the Fox New Channel’s coverage of the nuclear reactor incident in Japan:
Supposedly there is now a nuclear plant in Japan called “Shibuyaeggman.” Media Matters did some fact checking:
A quick Googling of “shibuyaeggman” turned up no meaningful results. A Nexis search was also fruitless. However, further inquiries revealed that Eggman is the name of a dance club in a trendy neighborhood of Tokyo called… Shibuya. And, it just so happens, the Fox graphic appears to place the alleged reactor in Tokyo. Here’s a photo of Eggman — as you can see, it’s right below The @ Super Suits Store. And Johnny Hi-Fi played there in 2006.
Such sloppy reporting is good for a laugh when it’s something harmless like this, but when it extends to very serious issues – such as radiation dangers – it is far worse.
[hat tip to Durf]
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