diff --git a/apps/news/filters.py b/apps/news/filters.py
index 7e2068a4..6ead63f7 100644
--- a/apps/news/filters.py
+++ b/apps/news/filters.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class NewsListFilterSet(filters.FilterSet):
         return queryset
 
     def by_states_list(self, queryset, name, value):
-        states = value.splite('__')
+        states = value.split('__')
         return self.filters(state__in=states)
 
     def in_tags(self, queryset, name, value):