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Re: by ColinWright on Monday February 17, 2025 @04:47PM (#43083618)
I think this is related to the default date given by COBOL when a date field is invalid or absent.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/2/14/2303889/-Nope-The...

Re: by mandmandam on Monday February 17, 2025 @04:57PM (#43083672)
It's not as if Fox doesn't know this, or couldn't learn this before running this story.

And it's not as if they couldn't update the story once people tell them this fact.

Nor is it as if 'silexia' couldn't find a better source for this story. That's some submission history.