News Quizzes Trending

Advertisement

CBS News Calls Derek Jeter "Michael Jeter" In All-Star Game Tweet And The Internet Goes Wild

This is how fast things move on the internet.

On Tuesday night, Derek Jeter made his final All-Star appearance. As he stepped off the field in the top of the 4th inning, the Yankees captain received a massive standing ovation from the crowd.

Elsa / Getty

Afterward, @CBSNews tweeted this out:

Twitter: @CBSNews

Which naturally led to a ton of people tweeting about #MichaelJeter...

Advertisement

And then "Michael Jeter" became the No. 1 trending topic worldwide on Twitter.

And, of course, the Wikipedia page for the REAL Michael Jeter was changed.

15 minutes later, CBS News deleted the tweet and sent out a correction.

God bless the internet.

More like this:

Advertisement

Share on Facebook Share on Facebook Share Share on Pinterest Share on Pinterest Pin Pinterest Pinterest Share on Twitter Share on Twitter Share Share on VK Share on VK Share Share on LINE Share on LINE Share More More