# Viral Mistakes Chicago Tribune Reports United is Bankrupt, Stock Plummets By Going Like Sixty | Published 2008-09-09 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/united-airlines-bankrupt References: [thestreet](http://www.thestreet.com/story/10436252/1/united-airlines-denies-bankruptcy-rumor.html?puc=googlefi&cm_ven=GOOGLEFI&cm_cat=FREE&cm_ite=NA) The [Chicago Tribune](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/called-shot) ran a nine year old story on their website saying that [United Airlines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/united-airlines-and-starlink) was bankrupt. The stock dropped by 99%, as you might predict. So, for about ten minutes, billions and billions of investor money was gone… at least on paper. The newspaper realized their error, corrected it and the [United Airlines stock](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/whydown) regained what value was lost. I would hate to work at the Chicago Tribune today. The Tribune is the newspaper that printed “Dewey Defeats Truman” that lives on in immortality. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.4/10 - Popularity: 29% | Activity: 36% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Leaders](https://www.trendhunter.com/leaders) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Real-time News Accuracy:** Opportunity for developing advanced algorithms and systems to ensure accurate and timely news updates. - **Algorithmic Stock Trading:** Potential for utilizing algorithms and automation to execute trades and exploit market fluctuations. - **Digital Journalism Ethics:** Demand for establishing guidelines and standards to prevent misinformation and errors in online news outlets. ### Who This Affects Most - **News Publishing:** Disruptive potential lies in leveraging technology for real-time fact-checking and error correction processes. - **Financial Services:** Opportunity to develop advanced trading algorithms and strategies for managing market volatility and ensuring accurate decision-making. - **Media and Communication:** Need for innovation in digital journalism practices to uphold credibility and accuracy in news reporting. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Satellite-Powered In-Flight WiFi](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/united-airlines-and-starlink.md) - [Carrier Pigeon Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/project-pigeon.md) - [Advanced Digital Flight Communications](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/boeing-and-united-airlines.md) - [Romantic Airline Spots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hallmark-x-united-airlines.md) - [Cookie-Enhanced Airline Menus](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cookie-department.md) - [Loyalty-Focused Collaborative Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/united-airlines-and-instacart.md) - [Heartwarming Holiday Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/heartwarming-holiday-initiative.md) - [Viral Temporary Renamed Stores](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/67eleven.md) - [Cheeky Ocean-Renaming Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/canadien-ocean.md)