After NFL prospect Michael Sam revealed publicly that he’s gay, an Indiana newspaper, The Elkhart Truth, tweeted that state lawmakers were seeking to ban Sam from playing in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. They since deleted the tweet:
Interesting bias from an #Indiana newspaper. (They have since deleted the tweet.) pic.twitter.com/tBRgyJaW9Y
— jon gabriel (@exjon) February 10, 2014
So is that claim remotely true? Um, no.
@ElkhartTruth Where's your source from? I want to know.
— Chris M. (@cmmarysz) February 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/amhollan/status/432824804161245184
The Elkhart Truth apologized, and in a Facebook post said it happened because a staffer “misinterpreted a colleague’s social media update and posted the incorrect information”:
@amhollan @cmmarysz Folks: I'm so sorry for the mistake that was made last night. We posted wrong info. More here: https://t.co/7b9lqVxQo8
— The Elkhart Truth (@ElkhartTruth) February 10, 2014
@cmmarysz @amhollan I feel terrible, and I'm really sorry that we posted the incorrect information. -Ryan
— The Elkhart Truth (@ElkhartTruth) February 10, 2014
Indiana’s proposed HJR-3 amendment, which is currently being debated, would prohibit same-sex marriage in the state but of course mentions nothing about Michael Sam.
