The news outlet apologizes on Twitter after posting an article about ISIS, accompanied by a picture of the former member of One Direction.
- Nov 21, 2015
AceShowbiz - Zayn Malik is not a part of ISIS, for sure. Unfortunately, Huffington Post accidentally tweeted an article about ISIS alongside a picture of the former member of One Direction on Friday morning, November 20.
"What ISIS wants: to destroy the 'gray zone of coexistence,' " read the tweet alongside a picture of Zayn putting his index finger on his eyebrow. However, the image didn't precisely represent the content of the article as the British singer wasn't mentioned anywhere in it. Hence, some fans were quick to point at the problem.
One reader commented, "Why are you using a picture of Zayn from One Direction to illustrate this story?" Another reader asked the news outlet to take down the photo as saying, "Please take this photo down ... this guy has nothing to do with the story??!"
Following the backlash, the news outlet soon removed the aforementioned tweet and posted an apology on the social media. "We apologize for the original image here. Zayn Malik is mentioned in the story, but is obviously not part of ISIS," it read. The tweet was accompanied by a screenshot of the post in question.
Some Twitter users quickly responded to the apology tweet. User @ kaatieeee_x3 wrote, "It was still extremely unprofessional and inappropriate for it. the fact that it was tweeted out in the first place is gross." Another user @coolbreeze_ commented, "@HuffingtonPost get less lazy/better employees who realize how terrible things can look before they go out to the public."
We apologize for the original image here. Zayn Malik is mentioned in the story, but is obviously not part of ISIS. pic.twitter.com/CzEaDwxs3y
— Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) November 20, 2015
