BBC: Pakistani newspapers publish fake embassy cables
December 10th, 2010Posted by Rachel McAthy in Editors' pick, Newspapers
Pakistani newspapers have today admitted they were hoaxed after publishing reports yesterday “based on fake WikiLeaks cables”, according to a BBC report.
This follows WikiLeaks’ release of batches of diplomatic cables from a leak of more than 250,000 last week. It is not known who instigated the hoax.
The English-language Express Tribune newspaper, which is affiliated to the International Herald Tribune in Pakistan, published a front-page retraction.
The newspaper said it “deeply regrets publishing this story without due verification and apologises profusely for any inconvenience”.
But not all the titles who reported on the fake cables mentioned the matter the next day, the BBC adds.
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