Last Thursday we reported that the Fox News Corporation threatened to sue The Simpsons over its news crawl joke. Countless media outlets followed, with the story being published on most major news sites and newspapers. Fox News later denied reports that they ever threatened to sue. “We were all scratching our heads and thought it was hysterical,” spokesman Rob Zimmerman said. “It’s not the first time we’ve been spoofed, you know.” It seems they were telling the truth, with The Simpsons creators releasing an apology on the matter. “Matt was being satirical and certainly there was never any issue between the show and Fox News. We regret any confusion.” Since we were one of the first to publish the story, we thought we’d clear that up.
