Los Angeles-based media outlet KTLA is having a banner week.
Yesterday, we told you about their terrible headline that claimed a store worker 'died' after confronting shoplifters. He didn't 'die', in case you were wondering -- the shoplifters hit him over the head and ran him over with their getaway vehicle.
Today, whatever social media intern was running their X account landed the station in hot water:
KTLA experienced a technical error while adding language filters to our social media accounts, resulting in an offensive word being accidentally shared. We are appalled and apologize that this occurred.
— KTLA (@KTLA) April 11, 2025
'Technical error' -- sure, Jan.
yea the screen shot I have is really really bad guys...
— Matt Hartman (@ShorealoneFilms) April 11, 2025
Yeah, it's bad.
You guys really tried hiding my comment? shameful. pic.twitter.com/ukejAveFxb
— Insider Wire (@InsiderWire) April 11, 2025
Oh. Oh no.
@KTLA social media intern is having a rough day pic.twitter.com/8RyalSdocd
— Matt Crowder (@mattcrowder07) April 11, 2025
Life imitates 'South Park.'
Nice excuse. pic.twitter.com/jdXVRf2AhK
— Burt Macklin (@BurtMaclin_FBI) April 11, 2025
All of X right now.
I said yesterday that KTLA is a joke.
— Michael Oxford - AKA The Santa Cruz Mountain Goat (@SCMountainGoat) April 11, 2025
Today you proved me right.
And everyone is laughing at them.
If Fox news or Republicans did this you'd be calling for charges and federal jail time.
— Sarah 🌴🌵 (@SarahfromOC) April 11, 2025
Imagine the meltdowns if this happened.
Here's the error they're talking about ... Still not understanding how this happens https://t.co/Kx147DSWCn pic.twitter.com/j4KcVGpyAv
— Jennifer Van Laar (@jenvanlaar) April 11, 2025
Someone thought they'd be clever is this writer's guess.
They were not clever.
https://t.co/tGzHI5LNLe pic.twitter.com/zs4USLCUbn
— Jay Uchicha (@malone_deangelo) April 11, 2025
We chuckled.
"Technical error" https://t.co/rGrhZvxlRi pic.twitter.com/nqi1AwsPGt
— Ⓖ (@Gxry24) April 11, 2025
Yeah, we're doubtful, too.
I want to see their supposed list of offensive words to “filter” https://t.co/yAvqZtiqDa
— BGDBYTHESEA (@bgdbythesea) April 11, 2025
We're curious, too.
https://t.co/fVgGIOBaix pic.twitter.com/ydVbx6xN1U
— Scenario Supreme (@scenPREMO) April 11, 2025
Our faces right now, too.
Appalled? Someone had to type that (with the hard r and all) and push send. https://t.co/6o5OTvcvui
— John (@Jcarnes814) April 11, 2025
They sure did.
I hear this technical error blaring out of cars all over Memphis. https://t.co/i9CdkEwPjC
— Super Journalist (Retired) - JOURN-EL of Skrypton (@Magnum_CK) April 11, 2025
This writer laughed out loud at this one.