Screenshot / YouTube, David Sutcliffe; Wired (magazine), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, Cropped by Resist the Mainstream

The outlet WIRED is in hot water after it called internet personality Andrew Tate a “convicted human trafficker” in an article published Tuesday.

WIRED would later issue an update to its story, because Tate’s human trafficking case is still pending and he has yet to be convicted. 

Podcast host Tim Pool first noticed and highlighted this mistake on X, telling Tate “time to lawyer up.”

Tate then responded, writing, “About to sue them into oblivion for lying.”

“I have no criminal record and have never been convicted of anything,” he continued. “The money these scum pay me will be used to feed starving children. Every single penny will go to tatepledge.com.”

“We turn evil into gods light. Aikido,” he concluded.

Tate’s reply included a link to a website devoted to “utilizing resources to provide for communities and individuals in need.”

WIRED issued its update at 9:51 am EST on Tuesday, writing, “This story previously stated incorrectly that Andrew Tate had been convicted of human trafficking. He has been charged, but the case remains pending. Tate has denied the charges.”

Tate screenshotted the update and included it in a quoted post to his previous response to Pool. 

“Nice try,” he said. “The damage is already done. See you in court.”

Tate was included in the WIRED article as an example of one account Elon Musk has “offered amnesty” to after taking over X. The whole article is about Musk platforming far-right activists in Brazil, defying a court order.

The site still uses “right-wing influencer” Tate and his brother as examples in the newly updated piece, but it now refers to the duo as being “indicted in Romania on several charges including with rape and human trafficking in June 2023.”

“He has denied the allegations,” WIRED now makes sure to mention.

“Last month, one of Tate's representatives told the BBC that ‘they categorically reject all charges,’” the outlet adds.

X users chimed in to encourage Tate to lawyer up following the update from WIRED.

“Get them. These people need to stop lying,” wrote one user.

“Community notes where are you?” lamented another.

“We can’t let them get away with this,” someone else said. “We will seen them in court mate.”