On the first day of World War 1, the NYT invented an invasion of Switzerland By Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias Aug 3, 2014, 10:56pm EDT Share this story Share this on Facebook Share this on Twitter Share All sharing options Share All sharing options for: On the first day of World War 1, the NYT invented an invasion of Switzerland Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email Back in 1914 before the internet ruined journalism, you could misreport an invasion of Switzerland and there was no way to fix it: In This Stream More from Matt Yglesias The 7 big questions Republicans have to answer on tax reform NYT reported Germany invaded Switzerland The billionaire behind the Times of Israel View all 101 stories Next Up In Xpress vox-mark Sign up for the newsletter The Weeds Understand how policy impacts people. Delivered Fridays. Thanks for signing up! Check your inbox for a welcome email. Email (required) By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice. You can opt out at any time. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. For more newsletters, check out our newsletters page. Subscribe The Latest Otters are thriving in … Iowa? By Benji Jones How to date when it feels like everyone forgot how to date By Alex Abad-Santos A pregnancy turns deadly in an anti-abortion state. What happens next? By Neel Dhanesha How Dobbs is affecting abortion care, one week on By Ellen Ioanes A record number of abortion measures are on the ballot in 2022 By Nicole Narea “How do you go through the world and not be bitter and angry?” By Sean Illing