by Sydney Smith on Jun 26, 2013
Food Writer Didn’t Have Coma from Eating Biscuits, UK Mirror Hoaxed, Stole Story from Satire Site
The Daily Mirror was hoaxed by a fake story about a man lapsing into a coma after eating 413 biscuits, Arkansas...
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by Sydney Smith on Jun 25, 2013
Yahoo News Says Barack Obama Born in Kenya
U.S. President Barack Obama born in Kenya? Yahoo News made that mistake in a recent article. According to Mediaite, in...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 24, 2013
Models Posed as Authors before Suicide, Vice Unpublishes Pictures
In response to massive criticism and outrage, Vice magazine unpublished and apologized for a photo "fashion spread" titled "Last Words"...
by David W. Moore on Jun 24, 2013
How Pollsters Explain Contradictory Polls on NSA Snooping
Polling experts don't know what to make of wildly contradictory polls on NSA snooping. While some polls, like one from...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 23, 2013
The Perfect Bloody Mary: 3X as much Vodka than Tomato Juice? WSJ Corrects
The Wall Street Journal posted a funny correction June 19, Jim Romenesko noted. The newspaper had printed the wrong measurements...
by Michael Schwartz on Jun 22, 2013
Why Didn’t NYDaily News Disclose CitiBike Op-Ed Writer’s Bias, Advocacy Hidden
Colin Beavan praised the merits of Citi Bikes, New York City’s controversial new bicycle program, in a recent article for...
by Amanda Fox-Rouch on Jun 21, 2013
Boston Marathon ‘Bag Men’ Photo NOT Released by FBI, Contradicts Murdoch’s Tweet
Two individuals who the New York Post falsely suggested to be possible suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings filed a...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 20, 2013
Turkish Newspaper Fakes Interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour
Turkish newspaper Takvim intentionally published a phony interview with CNN chief international correspondent and anchor Christiane Amanpour. The fake interview...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 19, 2013
Fox News Aired Man’s Suicide, Children Sue for Emotional Distress
Last year, Fox News aired live footage of a man named JoDon Romero killing himself with a gun after a car...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 18, 2013
‘Too many gosh darn foreigners’ (‘Asians’) on LPGA Tour, Radio Host Fired after comment
Rochester, New York news radio WHAM-AM fired radio host Craig Schaller for his comments about Asian golf players in a...