fall foul

Verb

 * 1)  To collide; to conflict with; to attack (+ on, of, upon)
 * 2)  To be defeated or thwarted (by); to suffer (+ of)
 * 3) * 2008, The Guardian, Media Monkey, 4 Aug 2008:
 * Sky News fell foul of its own woolly reporting on Tuesday, when it reported "human remains" had been found on Saddleworth Moor. Ever keen to spin a good yarn, they immediately linked the story to moors murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley - only for the police to emerge seven hours later and announce that, after very careful inspection, they could confirm the carcass was not human [...]
 * 1) * 2008, The Guardian, Media Monkey, 4 Aug 2008:
 * Sky News fell foul of its own woolly reporting on Tuesday, when it reported "human remains" had been found on Saddleworth Moor. Ever keen to spin a good yarn, they immediately linked the story to moors murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley - only for the police to emerge seven hours later and announce that, after very careful inspection, they could confirm the carcass was not human [...]