#1 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 01/31/2010 #4

A bottle of Chateau Lafite Rothschild in Hong Kong, just one of nearly 1,000 vintages about to go under the hammer. This bottle alone is expected to sell for more than $20,000 (£12,000).

Auction hammer I hope? Michael T.

I am guessing that is what they mean, at least I assumed as much when I posted it but I guess they weren’t all that precise were they?! #Caption MjL

#2 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 12/03/2011 #3

No #Caption necessary. Herman Cain #HermanCain MjL

#3 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 01/30/2013 #2

Retired Infantryman Brendan M. Marrocco listens during a news conference Tuesday, January 29th 2013, at Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore. Marrocco received a transplant of two arms from a deceased donor after losing all four limbs in a 2009 roadside bomb attack in Iraq.

#Caption —— Can’t imagine many living donors would exist. MjL

#4 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 07/13/2016 #1

Ten people have been killed and dozens more hurt in a head on collision involving two passenger trains in southern Italy, reports say. The two trains were on a single track line at the time of the crash, between the coastal towns of Bari and Barletta. I don’t think it is possible for trains to hit head on unless they are on the same track?

#Caption 2016 Andria–Corato Train Collision #Train2016AndriaCoratoItaly MjL

#5 Click this link to see Blog page --> 04/09/2018

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#6 Click this link to see Twitter Roundup page --> 11/20/2019 #7

#Caption MjL

#7 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 03/19/2020 #3

John Nieckarz, 60, Cheryl Scherbarth, 70, and George Kell, 73, elbow bump while bowling at The Spanish Springs Lanes inside McCall’s Tavern at Spanish Springs Town Square, amid coronavirus cases in The Villages, FL.

The #Caption writes itself with this one: The fools are bumping elbows to avoid the plague —— While they touch each other’s dirty balls? MjL

#8 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 06/09/2020 #3

Uniformed military personnel walk in front of the White House ahead of a protest in the aftermath of the murder death of George Floyd, in Washington.

As I look back I am constantly impressed with the horrible language skills in the average AP #Caption. George Floyd wasn’t murdered in Washington. Murder of George Perry Floyd Jr  #GeorgeFloyd Black Lives Matter (BLM)  #BLM MjL

#9 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 08/26/2020 #3

A part of the Japanese owned bulk carrier MV Wakashio that ran aground during a planned sinking of the stem section of the vessel.

I didn’t write this backward photo #Caption and I don’t think the tanker “ran aground during a planned sinking”. I haven’t the energy to correct it. 2020 MV Wakashio Oil Spill #OilSpill2020Mauritius MjL

#10 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 09/03/2020 #2

Agolf Twitler talks with supporters during a staged photo opportunity in Kenosha, WI. None of these people had anything to do with the building used for the backdrop of this copaganda stunt.

Simply had to correct the original #Copaganda #Caption. MjL

#11 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 09/13/2020 #1

A riot police officer rioting storm trooper is reached by a petrol bomb during clashes with demonstrators protesting against police brutality murder in Medellin, Colombia. At least 10 people were killed and hundreds wounded after police rioting broke out in the Colombian capital Bogota during protests over the death of a man repeatedly tasered by police.

Altering the #Caption has become my new comment. MjL

I like it. 👍 Michael T.

It takes a bit more editing but I think preserving the original #Copaganda provides some comparison to reality. MjL

#12 Click this link to see Political Cartoons page --> 10/12/2020 #3

I see I’m not the only person to alter a #Caption and headlines in a vain attempt to insert some reality into the news. MjL

#13 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 02/14/2021 #3

Members of Nancy Pelousi’s staff, who sheltered in their office during the Jan. 6th riot at the Capitol, watch as footage is shown of rioters trying to break down the door they were hiding behind, during the second day of the Senate impeachment trial of Agolf Twitler, at the Capitol, Feb. 10th, 2021.

Poorly written #Caption. Reads like rioters trying to break down the door on the second day of the impeachment trial? MjL

#14 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 09/25/2017 #1

NFL players supported the movement started by Colin Kaepernick and joined a growing wave of sports stars to defy the president.

Sadly, once again, Twitler has made this all about him. Always misdirection. MjL

I didn’t catch the last few words of this caption until just now. They aren’t defying the asshole president, they are protesting murder by cop. Colin Rand Kaepernick #ColinKaepernick #PoliceMurder #Caption MjL

#15 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 10/03/2021 #2

Pohang, South Korea • Marines sail amphibious assault vehicles to the shore for the 73rd anniversary of Armed Forces Day.

Sail???? Michael T.

#Caption This is from a British news outlet. They still “sail” ships I guess. MjL

#16 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 10/03/2017 #4

Tom Petty was found dead unconscious and not breathing in his Malibu home Sunday night after suffering a full cardiac arrest. Law enforcement officials say that the 66-year-old rock legend was rushed to UCLA Santa Monica Hospital where he was put on life support and his pulse artificially induced returned, but has since died again once life support was removed.

I corrected this #Caption in retrospect. It was too much to leave alone. Thomas Earl “Tom” Petty #TomPetty MjL

#17 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 10/05/2021 #9

In 2017, California Gov. Edmund Gerald “Jerry” Brown Jr signed legislation extending protections for immigrants living in the U.S. illegally; police in California would be barred from asking people about their immigration status or taking part in federal immigration enforcement activities. #JerryBrown #Caption Horrible caption. The intent was to protect EVERYONE from illegal police interrogation regardless of citizenship status.

#JerryBrown #Caption MjL

#18 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 10/10/2021 #12

In 2019, a Florida businessmen Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, who had key roles in the efforts by Twitler lawyer Rudy “911” Giuliani to launch a Ukrainian corruption investigation against Korn Pop, were charged with federal campaign finance violations related to a $325,000 donation to a group supporting Agolf Twitler’s reelection; prosecutors said they’d been arrested while trying to board an international flight outside Washington with oneway tickets. (They have pleaded not guilty.) Twitler–Ukraine scandal #LevParnas #IgorFruman #Rudy911Giuliani Now THAT is one helluva run-on sentence! #Caption

#LevParnas #IgorFruman #Rudy911Giuliani #Caption MjL

#19 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 10/18/2021 #1

In 1767, the Mason-Dixon line, the boundary between colonial Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware, was set as surveyors astronomers Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon completed their survey. #MasonDixon No idea how surveyors became astronomers in this #Caption.

#MasonDixon #Caption MjL

#20 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 11/27/2021 #16

In 2015, a gunman attacked a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, CO, killing three people and injuring nine. (Suspect Robert Dear was sent to a psychiatric hospital after being deemed incompetent for trial; he was charged in federal court after his prosecution in state court stalled.) Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood Shooting #Shooting2015ColoradoSprings Interesting photo choice. It has absolutely nothing to do with the #Caption.

#Shooting2015ColoradoSprings #Caption MjL

#21 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 11/30/2021 #18

In 2017, Nancy Pelousi (Nancy Patricia (D’Alesandro) Pelosi) called on veteran Dimocrat congressman John James Conyers Jr. to resign in the face of multiple accusations of sexual misconduct. (Conyers resigned five days later.) The #Caption is about #JohnConyers but they show  a picture of political whore #NancyPelousi?

#Caption #JohnConyers #NancyPelousi MjL

#22 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 12/03/2021 #8

In 1965, The Beatles’ 6th studio album, Rubber Soul, was released in the United Kingdom by Parlophone (it was released in the U.S. by Capitol Records three days later). #Beatles #Caption mismatch OBE Medals

#Beatles #Caption MjL

#23 Click this link to see Twitter Roundup page --> 12/25/2021 #9

#Caption #WeaselWords MjL

#24 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 04/11/2022 #2

A supporter of Ukraine cries as she takes part in a protests against a pro-Russian insurrection demonstration, amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, in Frankfurt, Germany. I struggle with AP captions. At first glance it seemed the “ongoing invasion” had reached Frankfurt. They could do better.

#Caption MjL

#25 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 04/14/2022 #15

In 1994, two U.S. Air Force F-15 warplanes mistakenly shot down two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters over northern Iraq, killing 26 people, including 15 Americans. AP #Captions often have inanimate objects blamed for things.

#Caption MjL

#26 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 04/17/2022 #14

In 1986, at London’s Heathrow Airport, a bomb was discovered in the bag of Anne-Marie Murphy, a pregnant Irishwoman about to board an El Al jetliner to Palestine; she’d been tricked into carrying the bomb by her Jordanian fiance, Nezar Hindawi. Hindawi affair #Airplane1986ElAlFlight016 AP has trouble matching photos and #Caption. Doesn’t look like a jet liner to me.

#Caption #Airplane1986ElAlFlight016 MjL

#27 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 05/22/2022 #17

In 2017, a suicide bomber set off an improvised explosive device that killed 22 people at the end of an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England. #Bombing2017ManchesterEngland #Stupid #Caption Of course it happened at the end. It wasn’t going to continue after the bomb went off!

#Stupid #Caption #Bombing2017ManchesterEngland MjL

#28 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 08/24/2022 #2

Beirut, Lebanon • Smoke and dust rise from collapsing silos badly damaged in the massive explosion in August 2020. The northern block fell in a cloud of dust, leaving the southern block standing next to a pile of charred ruins.

I’m presuming this happened just recently. You can’t tell by this very poorly written #Caption. 2020 Beirut Explosion #Explosion2020Beirut MjL

#29 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 11/27/2022 #3

Thousands of people take part in an installation by contemporary artist Spencer Tunick at Bondi Beach in Sydney.

I’m starting to mark parts of #Captions I find either factually questionable or fairly irrelevant to the photo. In this case I don’t think there are “thousands”. (As in 2,000 or more.) LINK Spencer Tunick #SpencerTunick MjL

#30 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 01/10/2023 #3

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hugs Tourane Shamsolahi, the relative of victims, at an event in Toronto, Canada, marking the the third anniversary of the downing of Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752, which was shot down near Tehran by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, in Toronto, Canada.

AP needs a better #Caption editor. 2020 Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 #Airplane2020UkraineFlight752 MjL

#31 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 02/04/2023 #2

People Demonstrators dressed as penguins outside Shell’s HQ in London taking part in a protest against Shell’s new penguin oil rig, which is being set up in the North sea later this year.

“Demonstrators in a protest” - the subject of many AP #Captions. MjL

#32 Click this link to see Twitter Roundup page --> 09/08/2023 #14

#Caption MjL

#33 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 10/03/2013 #1

Vistitors check out the sights around the Angel Oak tree in Charleston, SC, September 24th 2013. Massive canopy shades stretching more than 17,000 square feet and a trunk wider than 25 feet in circumference have drawn generations of visitors to the centuries old live oak tree on an island near historic Charleston. A group aiming to preserve the majestic tree for decades to come is racing against a fall deadline to raise the $1.2 million needed to protect surrounding land from development that environmentalists say would harm the oak’s health.

Perhaps the #Caption writer was taught #CommonCore math? Width and circumference are very different concepts. MjL

#34 Click this link to see Twitter Roundup page --> 11/19/2023 #13

Interesting #Caption choice. MjL

#35 Click this link to see Twitter Roundup page --> 11/24/2023 #8

And thus the reason for #Caption corrections. MjL

#36 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 12/20/2023 #3

About sixty people protesters were arrested Tuesday inside the U.S. Capitol rotunda, as they called for a cease-fire in the Zionist genocide against Palestine. Israel-Hamas war, according to Capitol Police, who said the group entered the building as a tour group. “Not another nickel! Not another dime! No more money for Israel’s crimes!” the group of approximately sixty people protesters chanted as they unfurled a “Stop Funding Violence” sign. Other people protesters pulled out signs that read “Cease-Fire” and “Divest from militarism, invest in life,” before they were arrested.

You can tell how slanted the #Caption is when you count the number of times people are labeled “protesters”. And the idiotic notion that this is some kind of “war” between a nuclear power and stone throwers. MjL

#37 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 01/03/2024 #3

Tokyo, Japan • Firefighters tackle a blaze at Haneda airport after a Japan Airlines A350 plane caught fire. The aircraft, which was carrying 379 people, is thought to have collided with a coastguard plane that had six people onboard.

#Caption “Is thought to have” is #Ridiculous when the video clearly shows what happened. 2024 Haneda Airport Runway Collision #Airplane2024HanedaAirport MjL

#38 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 01/16/2024 #3

Climate activists and anti-WEF (World Economic Forum) demonstrators take part in a protest ahead of the opening of the WEF annual meeting in Davos.

AP #Caption bullshit. Always “demonstrators” and “protest”. World Economic Forum #WEF MjL

#39 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 02/03/2024 #1

London, England • Greta Thunberg arrives at Westminster magistrates court to face a public order offence relating to a protest in Mayfair in October 2023 against the Energy Intelligence Forum.

#Caption —— again they have to add the word “protest” to anything regarding her. Greta Tintin Eleonora Ernman Thunberg #GretaThunberg MjL

#40 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 02/25/2024 #2

The South Korean government raised a health crisis alert to its highest level of “severe” on Friday, as a protest by doctors over medical school admissions has led thousands to walk out on the job for a fourth day. The way they twist the #Caption to use the word “protest”.

#Caption MjL

#41 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 04/12/2024 #2

Cowra, Australia • Emergency services respond to a plane crash at Cowra airport, on the New South Wales central tablelands. The plane, which was believed to have had two occupants, is suspected to have flipped during takeoff. Neither occupant was injured.

The #Caption sold me on this one. “Believed to be” and “Suspected to have” are dubious at best. MjL

#42 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 02/03/2026 #1

The Department of Homeland Security plans to issue body cameras to all of its agents nationwide, starting with those who currently work in the field in Minneapolis.

Lots of photo vs. #Caption mismatch lately. MjL