by Sydney Smith on Nov 06, 2016
Kala Brown Found: ABC News Fakes Background
ABC News faked a backdrop to make it look like its reporter Linsey Davis was standing just in front of...
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by Sydney Smith on Nov 05, 2016
Fox News’ Bret Baier Corrects Clinton FBI Indictment Story
Fox News' Bret Baier apologized Friday for reporting it was "likely" there would be an FBI Clinton Foundation indictment. Baier had said...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 04, 2016
Rolling Stone loses Nicole Eramo’s ‘A Rape on Campus’ Libel Lawsuit
Rolling Stone libeled a University of Virginia associate dean Nicole Eramo with its discredited report "A Rape on Campus," a...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 04, 2016
3 Fake Political Stories: Hannity Corrects Clinton Twitter story, Obama photo fake & Chris Matthews didn’t Endorse Trump
In the past week, there have been a few fake political stories circulating related to the U.S. election and presidency....
by Sydney Smith on Nov 03, 2016
UK Mirror Deletes after Fake Quotes from Pat Robertson on Orlando Pulse Shooting
The UK Mirror fell for fake quotes attributed to American televangelist Pat Robertson about the June shooting at the Pulse...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 02, 2016
Gawker Settles Hulk Hogan lawsuit for $31 Million, Unpublishes 3 Articles
Gawker settled Hulk Hogan's lawsuit to the tune of $31 million. In March, Gawker was ordered by a Florida jury...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 02, 2016
Reporting on Transgender People and Issues: Press Regulator issues Guidance
There is new guidance in the UK for reporting on transgender people. The UK press regulator, the Independent Press Standards...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 01, 2016
Donna Brazile Quits CNN: 2nd WikiLeaks E-mail Showed Flint Question to Clinton Campaign
Donna Brazile, the interim Democratic National Committee chair, has resigned from CNN. While she apparently resigned two weeks ago, the...
by David W. Moore on Oct 31, 2016
First Gallup, Then Pew – Afraid of Testing Their Polls Against the Election?
Earlier this month, the Pew Research Center announced that in October and November leading up to the election, “the Center...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 30, 2016
4 Corrections from the Fall: NYT reviewer Watches Show out of Order, Retracting a Retraction & ‘Sorry I tased you’ cake
From time to time, iMediaEthics rounds up amusing corrections. Here are some of the most recent corrections we want to...