Reuters Retracts Story of Body in Rum Barrel
Remember that recent story about a body found at the bottom of a rum barrel? Well, it turns out that it may not be true.
Today, Reuters issued the following advisory:
The Budapest story headlined “Hungary workers get shock at bottom of rum barrel” issued on May 4 is withdrawn. Police said the incident, reported on a police magazine Web site, happened 10 years ago. Reuters has been unable to make any further checks to substantiate the story. There will be no substitute story.
While it’s not quite a full retraction, the whole story did smack of urban legend. It’s nonetheless disgusting to think about, though.
