by Sydney Smith on Nov 23, 2016
Man with Mullet sues Australian News over stories about his hair
An Australian man, Ali Ziggi Mosslmani, is suing three news outlets alleging their stories about his shaved mullet hairstyle were...
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by Sydney Smith on Nov 22, 2016
Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, suing for 25 Million over Mazher Mahmood 2010 Undercover Report
Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, is suing News UK over a 2010 undercover sting by its now-fired and convicted...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 21, 2016
Mark Zuckerberg on How Facebook will try to Stop Fake News
After criticism of the social networking website's publication and promotion of fake news, Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg shared...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 20, 2016
Soccer Laduma Publishes Fake Interview with Kaizer Chiefs’ Lucky Baloyi
South African weekly soccer newspaper Soccer Laduma published a fake interview with Lucky Baloyi, a professional soccer player for the...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 19, 2016
Princess Beatrice Bikini Pics Invasion of Privacy, Mail Unpublishes
The UK Mail Online invaded Princess Beatrice's privacy by publishing grainy photos of her in a bikini on vacation in...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 18, 2016
Fake News Roundup: PepsiCo Didn’t Ditch Trump Supporters
BuzzFeed's Craig Silverman reported this week that "viral fake election news outperformed real news on Facebook in final months of...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 18, 2016
Ghana Student didn’t burn hostel room with weed, Ghana Web retracts
Ghana news site Ghana Web claimed a college student burned his hostel room while smoking marijuana. Though the fire was...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 17, 2016
Comments Satirizing Domestic Violence Leave weren’t offensive, press council rules
An Australian blogpost on the Daily Telegraph's website poked fun at another media company, the Australian Broadcasting Company, and its...
by David W. Moore on Nov 16, 2016
Why the Exit Polls Sow Doubt About the Vote Count
By now, only a first-time visitor to planet Earth might wonder why everyone is angry with pollsters. Prior to the...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 16, 2016
South Africa’s Independent Media Quits Press Council
Independent Media, a South Africa-based publisher, has quit the Press Council of South Africa. Independent Media's dozen publications including the...