‘Sum Ting Wong": Local news channel reporting on Asiana crash gets punk’d [video]

http://twitter.com/#!/TimmyGMusic/status/355765509582630913

We have a feeling San Francisco’s KTVU is gonna be haunted by this one for a quite a while:

http://twitter.com/#!/Brainmaker/status/355769990365999104

One word: Painful.

http://twitter.com/#!/MEANIKAA/status/355767546135326720

http://twitter.com/#!/MarlyCakes85/status/355768856565911552

http://twitter.com/#!/MisterRong/status/355777913511084032

http://twitter.com/#!/tacert/status/355775010599739392

http://twitter.com/#!/michesf/status/355787244738580481

KTV-ugh.

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Update:

Interestingly, the four names read by the KTVU anchor appeared in a tweet this past Wednesday:

Asiana just released the crew"s names…

Capt. Sum Ting Wong

Capt. Wi Tu Lo

First Officer Ho Lee Fuk

First Officer Bang Ding Ow— Erikalonglegs&clutsy (@LongLegsNoGrace) July 11, 2013

KTVU has since apologized:

http://twitter.com/#!/freddoso/status/355793746840915969

Update:

The NTSB released a statement blaming a summer intern for confirming the names KTVU read on air.

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/07/12/sum-ting-wong-local-news-channel-reporting-on-asiana-crash-gets-punkd-hard-video/

‘Sum Ting Wong": Local news channel reporting on Asiana crash gets punk’d [video]