'That's just bad writing': Associated Press clarifies 'horribly worded' #MH17 tweet

Life achievement award for the most horribly worded tweet EVER goes to… *drumroll*… the Associated Press! *applause* @AP

— Dell Cameron BLM (@dellcam) July 23, 2014

Somebody at the Associated Press should have given this tweet some extra proofreading before publishing:

BREAKING: Dutch military plane carrying bodies from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash lands in Eindhoven.

— The Associated Press (@AP) July 23, 2014

What?

https://twitter.com/tmyrden/status/491943718359146496

I think the @AP means the plane carrying the victims landed, not that the plane crash-landed…

— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) July 23, 2014

https://twitter.com/DhiyaKuriakose/status/491945017830035456

Minutes later, the AP “clarified” what they intended to say::

CLARIFIES: Dutch military plane carrying Malaysia Airlines bodies lands in Eindhoven.

— The Associated Press (@AP) July 23, 2014

That’s much more accurate.

https://twitter.com/lalakeys/status/491945907672211456

Uh, that's quite a bit different "@AP: CLARIFIES: Dutch military plane carrying Malaysia Airlines bodies lands in Eindhoven.”

— Matt Dentler (@MattDentler) July 23, 2014

Very unfortunate wording there, @AP. Ever consider reading your tweets out loud before posting them?

— Sam (@sambeesems) July 23, 2014