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# Backfired

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Simon Coveney says it'll be a ‘failure of politics’ if UK pushes through Brexit Bill
Simon Coveney believes the Internal Market Bill is a negotiating tactic that has backfired.
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Oct 7th 2020, 2:50 PM
Off-duty FBI agent accidentally shoots bystander after backflip in Colorado club
The shooting victim was taken to hospital from non-life-threatening injuries, local media reported.
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Jun 4th 2018, 9:29 AM
Justin Bieber slid into the DMs of a gym to ask about a girl who worked there and it really backfired
Ah here.
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Aug 12th 2017, 9:36 AM
Analysis: The Chiefs' brilliant 'tackle only' tactic backfired against the Blues
The ingenious defensive tactic has made a return in Super Rugby this year.
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Apr 14th 2016, 1:30 PM
Internet racists taught Microsoft's bot to be a Holocaust-denying, Trump supporting racist
A chatbot developed by Microsoft ended up tweeting racist and inflammatory statements made by some users.
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Mar 24th 2016, 12:36 PM
11 pranks that backfired spectacularly
Mild ouchies within.
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Nov 11th 2015, 1:02 PM
Paddy McGuinness had to take his toothbrush out to clean Emile Heskey's boots
The comedian stayed true to his word after Tweet backfires.
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Jan 3rd 2015, 7:35 PM
TV3 received 20 complaints about Keith Barry's Russian Roulette stunt
Viewers argued that the gun stunt was distressing.
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Jan 31st 2014, 3:32 PM
'It's embarrassing': SWAT team lose their guns
The elite LA unit arrived for a training session, only to find that all their weapons had been stolen.
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Oct 19th 2011, 9:03 PM