Headshaking News: TV Station Reports the "Confirmed" Names of Pilots in Asiana Crash, Then Lists Series of Joke Asian Names
Update: The Intern Did It

Kind of terrible, given the circumstances.

The station claims the NTSB "confirmed" the fake names (which include "Ho Lee Fuk"). The NTSB says they did no such thing.

So, how did this happen?

Here's a better question: How stupid are people in the media? Do they have no awareness at all? Does no one recognize "Ho Lee Fuk" as an unlikely name?

What if I called them and said one of the pilots was named "Baa Baa Booey Tooya'all?" Still make it to the air?

UPDATE [DrewM.]: So much FAIL

NTSB release: "a summer intern acted outside the scope of his authority when he erroneously confirmed the names of the flight crew..." #ktvu

— Tim Nelson (@timnelsonPDX) July 13, 2013

The intern only confirmed the names, he/she didn't give KTVU the names. Some idiot got those names and called the NTSB. The kid was probably being sarcastic ("yeah, sure that's their names') and the idiots at the station ran it.

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