CBS News Bids Farewell To ‘Michael Jeter,’ Starts Twitter Frenzy (Photos)

by abournenesn

Jul 15, 2014

Someone at CBS News made a big mistake.

When the MLB said its goodbyes to New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter with a standing ovation in his final All-Star Game, the CBS News Twitter account sent out this tweet.

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Naturally, the Internet couldn’t let a mistake that big disappear. The people of Twitter had some fun, and Michael Jeter quickly became a trending topic on the site.

We should note that there was a famous Michael Jeter, who was an actor in “Elmo’s World” and the sitcom “Evening Shade,” among other things. He died in 2003.

[tweet https://twitter.com/Jared_Carrabis/status/489238182957821952 align=’center’%5D

[tweet https://twitter.com/ucladodgerdog/status/489244431686434817 align=’center’%5D

[tweet https://twitter.com/CinRedsTalk/status/489238276264701953 align=’center’%5D

CBS News, of course, corrected their mistake.

[tweet https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/489233183691767809 align=’center’%5D

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