WA Lockdown, page-117

maybe it was wrong.

maybe it was unauthorised information

maybe it was incomplete information - like the guy at FSH who turned out to be historical and yet was reported before it was fully investigated.

because news sells advertising, so being first cab off the rank gets eyeballs and eyeballs gets dollars. and really whats a correction a few hours down the track when you've already got people panicking and spreading unsubstantiated or incomplete claims.

or posting it on forums.