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NPR retracts comically specific article about Supreme Court’s Samuel Alito retiring, after he doesn’t

Rob Beschizza
Jun 30, 2026
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This morning, NPR published a long, detailed article about U.S. Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito retiring. Announced from the bench, wrote veteran court reporter Nina Totenberg. But he hasn’t retired; he wasn’t even there today. Oops!

“Earlier today, we erroneously published a story saying that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was retiring. Neit…

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