by Sydney Smith on Mar 24, 2017
UK Channel 4 TV News Identifies Wrong Man as Westminster Terror Attacker
When will the media learn its lesson? Yet again a news outlet jumped the gun in the horse race to...
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by David W. Moore on Mar 23, 2017
More Than Half of All Americans Unengaged in Health Care Controversy? HuffPost/YouGov Poll
While most polls suggest the American public is hanging on every news story about the upcoming vote on the Republicans’...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 23, 2017
Reporter Benny Johnson fired by BuzzFeed in 2014, Now Suspended by Independent Journal Review over Obama Hawaii Travel Ban Story Fail
Being fired for plagiarism from his previous BuzzFeed job apparently wasn't considered a big deal by the Independent Journal Review...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 22, 2017
Newsday Fires Pet Columnist for Faking People, Recycling Q&A
Crime reporter Kevin Deutsch's reporting isn't the only work at Newsday with problematic sources. While the grind of fact checking the...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 21, 2017
BBC Twitter Video, Tweet suggest Blasphemy deserves Punishment
"What is the right punishment for blasphemy?" BBC Asian Network asked that provocative question on its Twitter account @bbcasiannetwork last...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 20, 2017
Fake News about Donald Trump in Tanzania? 9 journalists suspended
Looks like fake news about President Donald Trump got nine journalists in Tanzania in trouble. The journalists reported a story...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 19, 2017
Is Katie Hopkins’ Libel Appeal Just ‘Spin’?
Will Daily Mail columnist Katie Hopkins appeal a libel verdict leaving her on the hook for tweets that accused blogger...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 18, 2017
Will Pakistani Journalists now avoid Fake news?
A few months ago, Pakistan's defense minister, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, threatened taking nuclear action after reading a fake news article....
by Sydney Smith on Mar 17, 2017
Obama island trip links Hawaiian Judge against Travel Ban? Independent Journal Review Retracts, Reporter Quits
The Independent Journal Review published an article attempting to link former Pres. Barack Obama's trip to Hawaii this month to...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 16, 2017
Did Netanyahu’s wife throw him out of a car? Israeli Reporter sued over Facebook Post
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife threw him out of a car during a fight? That's what Igal Sarna, Israeli...