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* In the book ''1,342 Series/{{QI}} Facts To Leave You Flabbergasted'', one of the facts states that: "The last note of Music/TheBeatles' 'A Day in the Life' is so high only dogs can hear it". The problem with this fact is not only is the note in question not even a specific instrumental note (rather being a 15kHz sine tone at a similar frequency to a dog whistle), but ''it isn't played at any point during the song at all'' - the tone, alongside a looping sound byte of studio chatter, was burned into the run-off groove of the original LP, being suggested by John Lennon as a joke. In addition, [[https://www.gigwise.com/news/85705/paul-mccartney-reveals-secret-sound-for-dogs-hidden-on-sgt-pepper-album the article that this fact was sourced from]] doesn't state anywhere that it was the final note specifically. The actual last note of "A Day in the Life", the famous E major chord played on three pianos and a harmonium, also does not reach anywhere near 15kHz.

* In the book ''1,342 Series/{{QI}} Facts To Leave You Flabbergasted'', one of the facts states that "the last note of Music/TheBeatles' 'A Day in the Life' is so high only dogs can hear it". While said sound (a 15kHz whistle) does appear in the song, it wasn't played at all during the final note, instead being audible shortly after the 3-minute mark. Moreover, [[https://www.gigwise.com/news/85705/paul-mccartney-reveals-secret-sound-for-dogs-hidden-on-sgt-pepper-album the article providing the source]] has no evidence that it's the final note specifically. The actual last note of the song, the famous E major chord played on three pianos and a harmonium, also does not reach anywhere near 15kHz.
** To compound this statement even further, regular human hearing actually extends up to around 20kHz, with 15kHz being the lower end of high-frequency hearing loss that tends to occur with aging, so any human with normal hearing under the age of 40 would have no trouble hearing the whistle, though it may depend on the listening setup (a dog whistle is pitched at 15kHz, though, which may explain the claim).

* When Ronnie Hazlehurst died in October 2007, part (if not most) of the "research" done by media into his life was to check his {{Wiki/Wikipedia}} article -- which had been vandalised a few days earlier by someone inserting a claim that he had co-written "Reach" by Music/SClub7; and this hoax formed a prominent part of most published obituaries. See the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ronnie_Hazlehurst#The_SClub_7_Hoax article talk page]] for discussion.

* Some sources have claimed that Navin Harris sang backing vocals on [[Music/OliviaNewtonJohn Olivia Newton-John's]] songs "Let Me Be There" and "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)". This "fact" stemmed from a piece of vandalism on Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} that went unnoticed for two years. Mike Sammes was the actual backing vocalist.

* Sound collage group Music/{{Negativland}} pulled off a media stunt, effectively lampshading this trope. The Bay Area band self-released a falsified news article based around the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Brom David Brom]] murders, in which the 16 year old boy was charged, later convicted, of murdering his family with {{an axe|ToGrind}}. Negativland released a report that stated, in essence, "Negativland has been forced to cancel a planned tour because their song 'Christianity Is Stupid' is suspected of being a catalyst in inspiring the David Brom murders and they've been told by law enforcement not to leave the state." In truth, David Brom had likely never even heard of "Christianity Is Stupid"[[note]]Friends and family noted that David had often argued with his parents about religion and music, so Negativland simply said they'd been arguing about "Christianity is Stupid" on the fatal night.[[/note]], but within months the story was in newspapers across the country, and was even made into a special report by Hal Eisner on San Francisco's KPIX-TV. They were forced to cancel their tour for external reasons: They simply could not allocate the money necessary to provide for a full tour. This "report" was repeated on nationwide television, radio, newspapers and magazines with absolutely no fact-checking or research[[note]]they may even have been called by a reporter trying to get a statement for ''Rolling Stone''[[/note]]; [[https://thedailywrazz.wordpress.com/tag/joe-brom/ The entire debacle]] can be promptly heard in an odd, documented form on a Negativland album, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/user/helterstupid Helter Stupid]]''.

* Way back in 1976, a great many newspapers across the globe (but especially in the UK for some reason) came across Music/{{Rush}}'s breakthrough album, ''2112'', wherein the entirety of side one was taken up by a 7-movement piece with a runtime of 20 minutes, 33 seconds, about an oppressive dictatorship run by the Priests of the Temples of Syrinx called the Solar Federation well after humankind has left the world destroying the spirits of a young guitar prodigy, with a clear moral about individualism vs. uniformity and totalitarianism. The original pressings featured liner notes with an acknowledgement of Creator/AynRand, whose work inspired the story heavily. The tabloids began running with this, calling Rush (and especially drummer/lyricist Neil Peart) everything from right-wing to fascists to ''Nazis''. If they'd just asked the band, they would find that not only is singer/bassist Geddy Lee (birth-name Gary Lee Weinrib) Jewish... his parents were both ''Holocaust survivors''. (Not to mention the fact that ''Rand was also Jewish''.) Later vinyl pressings and CD releases removed this credit from the liner notes to avoid stirring up further controversy.

* ''The Guardian'' has a [[https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2009/sep/21/nirvana-bleach-album-reissue pretty infamous article headline]] loudly proclaiming Music/{{Nirvana}}'s debut album ''Bleach'' as "brightening up grunge" by combining the "epic rock" of Music/{{Aerosmith}} with the "gentle melodies" of Music/{{TheBeatles}}. While that may be a fair description of the album's most popular single 'About A Girl' or band's subsequent and anthemic sophomore opus ''Nevermind'', it's a dissonantly jarring and laughable depiction of an album that casually bumps heels with hardcore punk, noise rock and sludge metal enough to get frequently grouped together with peers such as Music/{{Melvins}} and Tad as being one of the heaviest releases in the "grunge" genre.

* Many music websites, including [[https://www.last.fm/music/Yung+Gravy last.fm]], claim that Yung Gravy is famous for lyrics that "put food in sexual scenarios". While Gravy has used food related euphemisms in his songs, they aren't the main subject of his works, nor are they something he's particularly known for. If anything, he's more famous for his [[LikesOlderWomen affinity for [=MILFs=]]].

** A broadcast of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade identified ''Snoopy'' as "Snoop Doggy Dogg". [[IncrediblyLamePun Figure that one out]].

* The Allmusic biography for the country band [[http://allmusic.com/artist/blackhawk-p44752/biography Blackhawk]] originally had several errata, almost all of which were later fixed. The original bio said that their debut single "Goodbye Says It All" went to number one on the ''Billboard'' country charts. It actually went to number 11, and the band never had a number-one hit on ''Billboard''. It can't even be explained away as referring to a non-''Billboard'' chart, as "Goodbye" got to #9 on ''Radio & Records'', ''Gavin Report'', and ''Cash Box''. The revised (and far more accurate) biography still claims that the song was a "chart-topping debut", but this can at least be handwaved as a more vague and metaphorical phrase. The original biography also said that the fourth single was "Wherever You Go" at number 10. While the fourth single did go to number 10, it was titled "Down in Flames", and there's no possible RefrainFromAssuming issue that could have anyone thinking that "Down in Flames" had any other title, nor any possible way to confuse it with Music/ClintBlack's "Wherever You Go", released one month later. Finally, there was absolutely mention of the album's last single, "That's Just About Right", which became their SignatureSong. The revised biography correctly identifies both "Down in Flames" and "That's Just About Right".

* Music/ChrisBrown has been known for his R&B music and singing. After he beat the hell out of Rihanna, news reporters kept referring to him as a "rapper". This same thing has happened to plenty of R&B and reggae musicians, who suddenly become "rappers" in news reports (particularly from outlets that do not have regular music or entertainment writers) when they run into trouble. Other singers that have been erroneously called rappers include [[https://mammothtimes.com/content/rapper-frank-ocean-arrested-marijuana-possession-near-toms-place Frank Ocean]], [[http://www.uniontimes.org/rapper-miguel-gets-sued-for-kicking-a-woman/ Miguel]], and, perhaps most inexplicably, [[http://www.contactmusic.net/usher/pictures/4642121 Usher]]. This sometimes happens to African-American musicians in other genres too, with indie rock singer Santigold often being erroneously [[https://theblast.com/santigold-house-fire/ referred to]] as a rapper. Even Music/LennyKravitz, well known for being a psychedelic rock and soul singer and who has never performed hip hop, has been incorrectly called [[https://www.filmibeat.com/music/international/2009/kravitz-vow-of-celibacy-170609.html a rapper]] by some websites that don't even bother to fact check.

* Music/ChrisBrown has been known for his R&B music and singing. After he beat the hell out of Rihanna, news reporters kept referring to him as a "rapper". This same thing has happened to plenty of R&B and reggae musicians, who suddenly become "rappers" in news reports (particularly from outlets that do not have regular music or entertainment writers) when they run into trouble. Other singers that have been erroneously called rappers include [[https://mammothtimes.com/content/rapper-frank-ocean-arrested-marijuana-possession-near-toms-place Frank Ocean]], [[http://www.uniontimes.org/rapper-miguel-gets-sued-for-kicking-a-woman/ Miguel]], and, perhaps most inexplicably, [[http://www.contactmusic.net/usher/pictures/4642121 Usher]]. This sometimes happens to African-American musicians in other genres too, with indie rock singer Santigold often being erroneously [[https://theblast.com/santigold-house-fire/ referred to]] as a rapper.

* After an incident in 2019 where Yoshiki of Music/XJapan had his scarf blow onto [[UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen Queen Elizabeth II]] during the Royal Windsor cup, some outlets referred to him as "Scarf lady". [[DudeLooksLikeALady Oops.]]

* [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Music/PinkFloyd in the song, "Have a Cigar" from ''Music/WishYouWereHere''. "The band is just fantastic, that is really what I think, [[IAmNotShazam oh, by the way, which one's Pink?]]"

* A 2011 Yahoo News article that was meant to be about Creator/ZooeyDeschanel divorcing Music/DeathCabForCutie vocalist Ben Gibbard got bizarrely mangled somewhere down the line, reading as though Deschanel left someone with the [[AwesomeMcCoolName improbably cool name]] of Death Cab and started dating Gibbard, who sings for a band called Cutie. This was most likely an editor misinterpreting the AmbiguousSyntax of the headline, "Zooey Deschanel divorces Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard". The article was corrected, but not before numerous other publications mocked the slip-up and quoted it as originally published.

* A German magazine's mangling of a Music/TheDamned song title ended up inspiring a different song by Music/ThePogues: The article referred to the Damned BSide "Turkey Song" as "Turkish Song Of The Damned"[[note]]the title was meant to refer to the bird, not the country[[/note]]. The Pogues happened to pick up the magazine while on tour in Germany and thought "Turkish Song Of The Damned" would actually be a pretty good song title, so they came up with a Middle-Eastern-sounding song about pirates dying off the coast of Turkey to fit it.

* Even Music/JohannSebastianBach is not immune. A widely-cited [[https://sprudge.com/bach-wrote-coffee-opera-110508.html online article]] about ''Music/SchweigtStillePlaudertNicht'' (the "[[MustHaveCaffeine Coffee Cantata]]") includes the summary, "Written in 1735, the opera tells the story of a young woman named Aria..." As any actual {{opera}} fan knows, "Aria" is not a character's name but the word meaning a solo number! (The young woman, named Lieschen, ''sings'' an Aria.)

* CNN once had a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeEIteQmpHE brief report]] on the video of "Bad Apple!!" - a song with a fairly [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/bad-apple convoluted history]]. To those who know the real story (or even a basic outline), it seems CNN gathered all of its facts from simply watching the video shown. As the comments show, it rather enraged Touhou fans.

-->Shout out to my colorblind people, each and every one of y'all! If you call a fire engine green, aquamarine, or you think water is pink: "Dawg, that's a date!" -- "Looks like an olive to me!" "Look, there's an apple!" -- "No it's not, it's a peach!"

** A passing mention that the band Music/CamperVanBeethoven had recorded a cover of "Music/PinkFloyd's classic "[[Music/LedZeppelin Stairway to Heaven]]". The passage refers to the band's "Stairway to Heavan", but it seems that the author didn't even listen to or look up the copyright information on that song - it's an original instrumental that isn't even a cover of the Led Zeppelin song they incorrectly attribute to the Floyd.

* When the band Music/{{Journey}} got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one newspaper covering the story accompanied it with a photo of a completely different band, Music/ElectricLightOrchestra.

* When {{Music/Survivor}} vocalist Jimi Jamison died in 2014, a number of media reports described him as the vocalist on the band's #1 hit "Eye of the Tiger" from 1982. Dave Bickler was the vocalist on that song; Jamison wouldn't join Survivor for another two years.

* A 2014 interview with some of the members of Music/{{Genesis}} had the interviewer claim that Music/PhilCollins was one of the group's founding members. In actuality, the band released one or two albums[[note]]depending on whether or not you count ''[[CanonDiscontinuity From Genesis to Revelation]]'' as an official album[[/note]] before he joined.

* The All Music Guide review of Music/AnalCunt's album''Picnic Of Love'' sums it up as "a collection of ballads that never ceases to have a tragic and violent ending by the end of each song": While the album is meant to parody both acoustic soft rock ballads and the band's normally offensive image, the songs generally don't end with anything "tragic" or "violent": the closest things to that description are a spoken section to "I Want To Grow Old With You" that alludes to the TogetherInDeath trope, and the ending to closing track "In My Heart There's A Star Named After You", where Seth Putnam [[CarefulWithThatAxe suddenly goes back to his usual screaming vocals]] after having spent most of the album using a gentle falsetto.

** One example was a moral panic piece in a British newspaper in 2001 which railed against Toys 'R' Us selling an action figure of Slim Shady, which it described as having all of the singer's tattoos - including "CUT HERE" on his neck. Eminem does not and has never had any neck tattoo at all, visible in the article's accompanying picture. (He does have a small tattoo saying 'SLIT ME' on his wrist, which he claims he got so he could look at and defy it instead of actually doing it.)
** Eminem has a complex [[KayfabeMusic kayfabe]] in which he has three characters -- Marshall (the real him), Eminem (TheStoryteller who writes and performs the songs) and Slim Shady (the VillainProtagonist of the songs) -- and he often flips between them, often within the same song. Understanding these personas is crucial to making sense of the CerebusRollercoaster of his body of work, which often contains MoralityBallads and {{Hard Truth Aesop}}s sandwiched between AntiRoleModel [[CrossesTheLineTwice shock]] comedy. Of course, newspaper writers in the late 90s and early 2000s had ''absolutely no interest'' in communicating this distinction, and just liked to use "Slim Shady" as a nickname for the rapper in general, creating an idea that all his lyrics were literal and he was the {{Horrorcore}} psycho of his unrealistic and basically comedic songs. This contributed to the moral panic about him, songs [[TakeThatCritic about which]] ended up forming the body of much of his work.