# whoops

All time

# Sherlocked

This Benedict Cumberbatch look-alike caused a massive riot on the internet

16-year-old Tyler didn’t realise his similarity to the Sherlock star could cause so much trouble.

8.5k

Feb 18th 2014, 2:54 PM

# blooper

Newsreader accidentally says 'titties' during Valentine's Day broadcast

Perhaps the most unintentionally truthful report this man will ever read.

2.3k

Feb 17th 2014, 9:20 AM

# porn no

News reporter accidentally shows the world Pornhub bookmark on phone

Two words. Incognito mode.

10.3k

Feb 11th 2014, 7:30 PM

# whoops

No Labour logo on Emer Costello election posters was 'an oversight'

No sign of Labour on sitting MEP Costello’s election posters which have gone up around the capital in recent days.

8.9k

Feb 11th 2014, 6:30 AM

# Blown it

Stolen condoms aren't safe for sex, manufacturer warns thieves

They wouldn’t want children being dragged into the equation now, would they?

24.7k

Jan 30th 2014, 10:30 PM

# oh no he didn't

Millionaire asks partner of 30 years to stay on as housekeeper after replacing her with younger woman

He couldn’t understand why she ‘became aggressive’.

52.3k

Jan 30th 2014, 6:00 PM

# WATER THE CHANCES

Water Meter Installation Goes Wrong Pic of the Day

So you didn’t ask for an eight-metre-high fountain to be installed in your front garden? Oh.

33.8k

Jan 29th 2014, 4:44 PM

# waterford whispers

Whoops... Media outlets duped by North Korea 'rocket to the sun' story

A raft of sites have been taken by the ‘Waterford Whispers’ report on North Korea’s out-of-this-world claims — including our own Sunday World.

71.1k

Jan 25th 2014, 8:03 PM

# whoops

"We apologise sincerely": All Bank of Ireland accounts back to normal after duplicate debit glitch

Some customers who made Visa Debit transactions last Friday had the amount taken out of their account twice.

12.3k

Jan 22nd 2014, 8:35 AM

# whoops

Supermarket chain Iceland might want to reconsider this marketing slogan

Ah now.

7.9k

Jan 20th 2014, 10:30 PM

# whoops

Santi Cazorla apologies after being pictured with sign slagging off Spurs

One cheeky Arsenal fan managed to get the Spaniard and Robert Pires to pose for the photo.

12.5k

Jan 20th 2014, 7:44 PM

# graphic detail

10 times news graphics went terribly, terribly wrong

Let’s all be grateful that our work mistakes aren’t portrayed live on television.

42.4k

Jan 18th 2014, 1:00 PM

# big mistake...huge

E! apologises after airing insensitive 'fun fact' about Michael J. Fox

The network referred to the actor’s Parkinson’s diagnosis as a ‘fun fact’.

17.9k

Jan 13th 2014, 8:46 AM

# ta ta twitter

Sylvester Stallone quits Twitter after argument with Bruce Willis

He’s decided to back away from social media because he only gets himself into trouble.

3.8k

Jan 10th 2014, 12:32 PM

# whoops

Cocaine delivered to Aldi in believed 'logistical error' by drug smugglers

The drugs were valued at six million euro.

50.3k

Jan 8th 2014, 6:00 PM

# mrs. bono

Daily Mail assumes that woman named Mary Bono is Bono's wife

‘Ah, Mary Bono, Mrs. Bono, of course.’

4.3k

Jan 6th 2014, 8:00 PM

# smooth criminal

WATCH: World's worst arsonist sets himself on fire

We love it when a plan doesn’t come together.

1.4k

Dec 30th 2013, 7:52 AM

# font's sake

7 examples of when good fonts go bad

It can all go so easily wrong.

10.2k

Nov 18th 2013, 12:33 PM

# frightful

WATCH: Man accidentally scares children to tears, immediately panics

This is a prank gone horribly wrong.

3.7k

Nov 4th 2013, 4:50 PM

# Kitchen Nightmare

These kitchen fails will make you gasp in horror

Can’t cook? At least you’re not one of these guys.

6.5k

Nov 1st 2013, 8:37 AM

# rising up

American church looks like a phallus on Google Maps

Spare a thought for the Christian Scientists of Dixon, Illinois.

5.1k

Oct 30th 2013, 3:01 PM

# misperceptions

A spaceship crash, near apocalypse, and six other major miscalculations and mistakes

You’ll be making sure your i’s are dotted and your t’s crossed after this.

11.2k

Oct 26th 2013, 9:15 AM

# Lesus Walks

Lesus Christ? Vatican withdraws medals over misspelling

They probably should have let Lesus take the wheel on this one.

10.0k

Oct 11th 2013, 3:01 PM

# Nope

Disney are re-releasing the Little Mermaid, this time they've ruined it

The ‘second screen live’ experience sounds like a horror.

2.1k

Oct 9th 2013, 7:30 PM

# whoops

Man accidentally texts police about drug deal, gets arrested

Well, that’s embarrassing.

21.6k

Oct 3rd 2013, 7:35 AM

# whoops

Man tries to keep his girlfriend nice and dry... fails horribly

He only wanted to be a gentleman.

3.6k

Sep 11th 2013, 8:57 AM

# all tuckered out

Fox News presenter falls asleep on air

He blames his busy schedule.

2.3k

Sep 2nd 2013, 10:30 PM

# whoops

Spot the last hurler in the country to find out Antrim won their All-Ireland U21 semi final today

Somebody has to be the last to know.

8.4k

Aug 24th 2013, 7:51 PM

# Rose of Tralee

Did you see the Rose of Tralee sash typo?

In case you missed it…

5.9k

Aug 21st 2013, 8:47 AM

# Scare

Could the Patriots be looking at Tebow time as Brady injures knee in training?

The Patriots QB went down heavily this evening.

2.6k

Aug 14th 2013, 9:58 PM

# whoops

Watch Sky Sports News presenter Nick Collins fall over live on air

We’re blaming technical difficulties.

7.2k

Aug 14th 2013, 4:24 PM

# Road Rage

The very best of the Garda Traffic Twitter account

As well as being useful, it’s surprisingly entertaining…

48.6k

Aug 11th 2013, 9:30 AM

# wolf whistle

8 dogs who just wanted to be pretty

These dogs fetched some fierce lipsticks.

7.6k

Aug 4th 2013, 11:00 AM

# location fail

Boxer makes critical error by giving a big shout-out to the wrong city

‘San Diego… I mean, San Antonio.’

4.1k

Jul 28th 2013, 5:48 PM

# whoops

News reporter accidentally draws VERY rude picture

Possibly NSFW.

1.9k

Jul 25th 2013, 10:05 AM

# morto

CNN newsreader says humans 'hunted dildo into extinction'

The poor thing didn’t stand a chance. *sniff*

2.1k

Jul 24th 2013, 9:00 AM

# Totes Awks

11 of the world's most awkward social situations

This is where uncomfortable lives.

66.9k

Jul 23rd 2013, 6:00 PM

# whoops

Man finds his house demolished by mistake

The demolition crew in Texas were supposed to raze the building next door.

25.1k

Jul 19th 2013, 10:24 AM

# whoops

Irish guy mortifyingly falls off chair at work

While serving customers. Awkward.

3.6k

Jul 15th 2013, 8:30 PM

# Asiana Airlines

US TV station caught out by racist joke about plane crash pilots' names

“Sum Ting Wong,” “Wi Tu Lo,” “Ho Lee Fuk,” and “Bang Ding Ow” were not the pilots’ names…

57.7k

Jul 13th 2013, 2:21 PM