whoa whoa .. don't tell me this sentence has 2 ERRORS ... o_o

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<p>Read carefully:</p>

<p>The news that no sentient life forms have been found on Mars are fueling the opposition to the space program and eroding the director's credibility. No Error</p>

<p>Obviously, there cannot be two errors but I think I found two errors here and the correct answer says that the error is "are fueling" ... it should be "is fueling" because the subject, "NEWS" is singular. Therefore, it requires the singular verb phrase, "is fueling" ... not "are fueling" which I completely agree with. But hey, how about "have been found"? Shouldn't it be "has been found" since News is singular?? That's like saying, "The big rock have been discovered outside my house or "The kid have been playing outside, all day long" .. it just doesn't make any sense. Why is "have been found" fine as it is according to the Princeton Review Practice Test Book?</p>

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<p>“have been found” refers to sentient life forms (plural)</p>

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<p>No sentient life forms have been found.
The news is fueling opposition.</p>

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<p>How do you know that “have been found” refers to sentient life forms? Why can’t it refer to the News?</p>

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<p>logically in context, it makes sense if they were tryign to find sentient life forms on mars
plus, you usually dont find news</p>

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<p>The news has not been found on Mars.</p>