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In Fox Sports' Olympics Headline, a Geography Goof

It was a bit fuzzy on the Mideast yesterday

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 7, 2012 1:49 AM CDT

(Newser) – They're not bad at puns, but the writers at Fox Sports may need some geography lessons. Fox Sports ran a photo yesterday of Iranian athlete Hamid Soryan after he won his gold medal for Greco-Roman wrestling with the headline: "It's in the Baghdad," Gawker noticed. That could have been cute ... except for the fact that Baghdad is in Iraq, guys. It's not the first geography goof-up for Fox: Fox News mislabeled Iraq as Egypt in a 2009 broadcast—and called Utah Nevada in a program last year.

No, Hamid Soryan is not moving to Baghdad from ... Iran.
No, Hamid Soryan is not moving to Baghdad from ... Iran.   (Facebook)
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queensmet
Aug 7, 2012 11:18 AM CDT
WHO CARES!
macster
Aug 7, 2012 9:19 AM CDT
bunch of morons working at Fox. proof after another proof . . .
carbonated_turtle
Aug 7, 2012 8:58 AM CDT
And this is why Fox News is banned in Canada.

 
Baghdad • 2012 London Olympics • Fox News • Hamid Soryan • Greco-Roman Wrestling

 
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