Stephen A. Smith embarrassingly fails to correct mistake and cites FAKE troll tweet yet again on live ESPN show

This is not the first time that a media giant such as ESPN have ended up using fake news posts in their programs.

Stephen A. Smith embarrassingly fails to correct mistake and cites FAKE troll tweet yet again on live ESPN show

ESPN's Stephen A. Smith repeats the same mistake using a fake news tweet live on national television to get his point across

The easy accessibility of news on social media is a double-edged sword. As such, there are several fake news doing the rounds as well. Therefore, it is important to filter out the fake news. But one can fall into viewing one and thinking it to be factual news. Stephen A. Smith fell for one such situation. Not once, but twice.

One embarrassment can be enough to bring out fans trolling. But to do it twice in a row is inexplicable. That is exactly what Stephen A. Smith did on back-to-back days while on First Take. Yesterday he read a tweet that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander posted on his Instagram account. However, it was a fake post by a fake news account called NBA Centel. The longtime analyst probably went too much into creating a narrative about how the Los Angeles Clippers have made a mess of their situation.

But he made it worse by talking about the tweet again on today’s episode of First Take. The mistake caused a stir, so much so that even the account had to alert ESPN.

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Yesterday fans trolled the longtime analyst for his mistake as it was very apparent. Today’s reference to that tweet might skip the minds of fans. But it goes to show that even the best in the business can make mistakes.

Stephen A. Smith and his mistakes with factual stories

This is not the first time the ESPN analyst has fallen prey to such fake reports. A couple of years ago he referenced to an apparent trash talk that Kyrie Irving said in a game while talking about his apparently fractured relationship with James Harden. That report was fake news made by another parody account, Balls*ck Sports.

His company also made that mistake in an apparent diss by Ja Morant to the great Michael Jordan. Again, it was Balls*ck Sports whose parody post was picked up as an actual story. The buck does not stop with Stephen A. Smith and ESPN. Even rival Fox Sports has made that mistake.

Therefore, it is crucial to check the sources of a story. With the vast resources available at their disposal, ESPN and Stephen A. Smith should have someone double-check those. Otherwise, fans will troll them at every chance.

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