What People Consider Breaking News

Breaking news: I’m actually wearing jeans today 😯

— TopN0tch_Bitch™ (@TopN0tch_Bitch) April 4, 2013

BREAKING: Big Bird and Julia were just spotted at Sbarro on 48th and Broadway feeding one another stuffed pizza.

— Billy Hallowell (@BillyHallowell) October 7, 2012

Breaking news: I’ve just seen someone actually bothering to scan a QR code. This may be a first.

— Dave Bradburn (@OpusCreativeDB) September 10, 2012

#BREAKING Did you smell it? People in places as distant as Moreno Valley and Ventura County smelled a rotten-egg odor. 4.nbcla.com/Q9BSXI

— NBC Los Angeles (@NBCLA) September 10, 2012

(h/t @ethanklapper)

BREAKING NEWS!!!! I had fish today for lunch and I LOVED it and ate ALL of it!!! I am so proud, I’ve been waiting my whole life for this

— mego_legoo (@mego_legoo) September 10, 2012

BREAKING: President Obama, Vice President Biden to speak at DNC usatoday.com

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) September 7, 2012

Breaking news! I just received a 39/40 on my first college paper, yes this does prove that Frau Graham was wrong and I was right.

— Charlotte(@cH4rL0ttE___) September 5, 2012

I’m just going to add BREAKING to all of my tweets from now on, e.g. BREAKING NEWS: Here is another tweet.

— Will Samuels (@willsamuels) September 5, 2012

Woah guys breaking news!……….. I just yawned #makingprogress

— Eric Mersereau (@EricMersereau) September 4, 2012

Breaking news: I just woke up 15 minutes ago, I’m no longer healthy

— IsaacA1♉ (@A1saacorral) September 3, 2012