The New York Times issues correction after unfortunate Snapchat mix-up
The New York Times has issued what has to be one of their most bizarre corrections after mixing up a US Muslim leader's Snapchat handle.
For the article 'Muslim Leaders Wage Theological Battle, Stoking ISIS’ Anger on the steps Muslim leaders are taking to combat the growing spread of extremism, the Times spoke to several imams and scholars who have been publically condemned and threatened by ISIS.
Imam Suhaib Webb, from Washington, is one of those leaders who has been denounced by ISIS, something which he considers one of his "greatest accomplishments in life”.
Webb has been reaching out to the young Muslims in his community, engaging with them through all forms of social media - including Snapchat. And this is where the Times made this unfortunate-but-funny error.
It seems the article originally stated that Webb's Snapchat handle was Pimpin4Paradise786.
Which is certainly eye-catching. But incorrect, as it turned out.
The Times subsequently issued a correction, blaming 'an editing error' and updated the article with his actual handle, the far more prosaic, imamsuhaibwebb.
My snap chat handle, contrary to recent information، is not #pimpin4paradise786. Here is the realness. pic.twitter.com/QLZNBcIfBz
— suhaib Webb (@ImamSuhaibWebb) May 9, 2016
The mix-up appears to have been caused by a video released earlier this year by Quartz in which the imam jokingly says his Snapchat name is Pimpin4Paradise786.
In the video, Webb explains how he uses Snapchat to reach out to young people, deliver short sermons and even issuing a new style of fatwas which he has coined ‘Snapwās’.
Welcome to the modern age - we can't blame the Grey Lady for getting a little confused.
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