NPR Alito Retraction
NPR retracted a mistaken report that Justice Samuel Alito was retiring.
June 30, 2026 · Updated Jun 30, 8:29pm ET
MEDIAite‘I Am So, So Sorry’: NPR Reporter Apologizes to Samuel Alito Over Retracted Retirement Story
ReasonNPR Announces, and Retracts, Alito Retirement Story
Breitbart NewsNPR Retracts False Story Saying Justice Alito Was Retiring: ‘Erroneously Published’
Daily BeastLegendary SCOTUS Reporter, 82, Awkwardly Explains Bombshell Error
Associated PressNPR retracts article mistakenly reporting Justice Alito's retirement, citing misunderstanding
RedStateNPR Reporter's Bizarre Explanation for False Alito Retirement Story Somehow Makes It Even Worse
CNN‘I am so, so sorry’: NPR reporter explains SCOTUS retirement error
Straight Arrow NewsNPR falsely reported a Supreme Court justice was retiring. The internet noticed
Washington TimesNPR retracts article incorrectly reporting Justice Alito’s retirement, citing ‘misunderstanding’
The GuardianNPR retracts ‘inaccurate’ story saying supreme court justice Samuel Alito retiring
FOX NewsNPR reveals how a misheard announcement led to it falsely claiming Justice Alito was retiring
New York MagazineOops? NPR Retracts Samuel Alito’s Retirement.
New York PostNPR wrongly reports Samuel Alito retirement — but insiders suspect he might exit Supreme Court in coming weeks
The AtlanticA Tough Day for NPR
The Daily WireWill Justice Alito Actually Retire? Here’s What We Know
AlterNetDC insider points out a slip that may confirm Alito's pending resignation
TownhallThere's No Way That NPR's Explanation for the False Alito Retirement Article Is This Bad, Right?
Hot AirNPR's Alito Blunder
Washington Free BeaconNPR’s ‘Alito Retiring’ Retraction Raises Question: What About All the Other Erroneous Stories It Hasn’t Retracted?
Western JournalNPR Retracts Bombshell Story About Supreme Court Justice Retiring
Daily SignalAlito Retirement Report Retracted by NPR After SCOTUS Ruling
The Gateway PunditNPR’s Nina Totenberg Reveals Why She Posted a Story Claiming Alito Was Retiring – Then Quickly Retracted
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What happened
NPR briefly published and then retracted a report claiming Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was retiring, saying the story appeared because of a misunderstanding. The erroneous article, by longtime Supreme Court correspondent Nina Totenberg, landed during a busy final day of Supreme Court rulings and carried a headline tying Alito to the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade. NPR replaced the piece with an editor’s note saying Alito had not announced his retirement, while court-related observers and other newsrooms quickly moved to verify and correct the record. The mistake drew unusually intense scrutiny because Alito remains one of the Court’s most prominent conservative justices and because the false report briefly suggested a major vacancy on the high court.