Anadolu Agency backtracks hours later: 772 million lira becomes 772 thousand lira!
Anadolu Agency has announced a correction regarding its report on the indictment concerning Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and his son, Selim İmamoğlu. The agency stated that the incorrectly written figure of "772 million lira" was revised to "772 thousand lira" 12 hours later.
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According to a notification sent by Anadolu Agency (AA) to its subscribers, the report concerning the indictment against IMM Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and his son Selim İmamoğlu, titled "Allegation that money obtained from criminal organization activities was used for personal enrichment," contained the erroneous figure of "772 million lira" in its lead and 16th paragraph.
CORRECTION AND REVISION
The agency decided to correct the error 12 hours later. With the revision, it was stated that the correct amount is "772 thousand lira." AA officially announced the revision in a notification to its subscribers.
TRT Haber, which cited AA's report as its source, updated the content on its website following the correction. However, the social media post containing the same figure was not removed from the X platform.
TIMELINE
The error was published by AA on November 11 at 20:45. TRT Haber published the content at 21:18 and shared it on its X account at 21:56. The correction was made on the morning of November 12 at 09:30.