Oh, New York Times corrections, how we love you.
The newspaper provided readers with fodder for tweets on Thursday, writing about the nonexistent country of Kyrzbekistan (instead of the small Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan). The paper later corrected the mistake, admitting that Kyrzbekistan is not a real place:
But it was too late for the Gray Lady. The Internet embraced the new nation, all but packing up its things to move abroad:
I love the internet #kyrzbekistan pic.twitter.com/0ENfTWOEQA
— Jack Stubbs (@jc_stubbs) January 8, 2015
Just back from #Kyrzbekistan. Don't eat the fermented Yak soup. Re NYTIMES correction, see bottom - http://t.co/Qu2UTACV5x
— Kip Keen (@JrMining) January 8, 2015
We Austranians don't like Kyrzbesistanis ever since they have sided with Luxemstein in the United States Of Amigos question #Kyrzbekistan
— ℳ🅰®️⊺ℹ︎₦ (@MirrorOfMirrors) January 8, 2015
My 2015 travel wishlist begins with #Kyrzbekistan
— Eelin Reily (@EelinReily) January 8, 2015
That time the NYT made up an entire country. #Kyrzbekistan #NationBuilding HT @japhetweeks http://t.co/FnQXJFvWRK pic.twitter.com/IgeRbxpq0t
— Allie Jaynes (@AllieJaynes) January 8, 2015
next thing you know, Putin will be claiming that #Kyrzbekistan has no history of statehood
— Christian Caryl (@ccaryl) January 8, 2015
H/T Jim Romenesko
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