# Backfired

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Simon Coveney says it'll be a ‘failure of politics’ if UK pushes through Brexit Bill

Simon Coveney believes the Internal Market Bill is a negotiating tactic that has backfired.

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Oct 7th 2020, 2:50 PM

Off-duty FBI agent accidentally shoots bystander after backflip in Colorado club

The shooting victim was taken to hospital from non-life-threatening injuries, local media reported.

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Jun 4th 2018, 9:29 AM

Justin Bieber slid into the DMs of a gym to ask about a girl who worked there and it really backfired

Ah here.

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Aug 12th 2017, 9:36 AM

Analysis: The Chiefs' brilliant 'tackle only' tactic backfired against the Blues

The ingenious defensive tactic has made a return in Super Rugby this year.

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Apr 14th 2016, 1:30 PM

Internet racists taught Microsoft's bot to be a Holocaust-denying, Trump supporting racist

A chatbot developed by Microsoft ended up tweeting racist and inflammatory statements made by some users.

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Mar 24th 2016, 12:36 PM

11 pranks that backfired spectacularly

Mild ouchies within.

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Nov 11th 2015, 1:02 PM

Paddy McGuinness had to take his toothbrush out to clean Emile Heskey's boots

The comedian stayed true to his word after Tweet backfires.

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Jan 3rd 2015, 7:35 PM

TV3 received 20 complaints about Keith Barry's Russian Roulette stunt

Viewers argued that the gun stunt was distressing.

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Jan 31st 2014, 3:32 PM

'It's embarrassing': SWAT team lose their guns

The elite LA unit arrived for a training session, only to find that all their weapons had been stolen.

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Oct 19th 2011, 9:03 PM