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Photographer: Editing Lupita Nyong’o’s hair was ‘Incredibly Monumental Mistake’

Photographer An Le apologized for her "incredibly monumental mistake" in altering Grazia UK's cover photo of Lupita Nyong'o in order…

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New York Times sues Fake Reporter for Posing as Member of Newspaper’s Staff

Contessa Bourbon, a New York woman, has pretended to be a New York Times reporter for at least the last…

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Athens, Georgia News Site Duped by fake UGA former quarterback Greyson Lambert

The Athens Banner-Herald's web edition, OnlineAthens, was thrown for a loss by a fake interview with someone posing as former…

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UK Independent ‘Suspended,’ Re-posted Harvey Weinstein Op-Ed from 2009 defending Roman Polanski

Eight years ago, the UK Independent published an op-ed by movie producer Harvey Weinstein that defended director Roman Polanski from…

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Daily Mail went undercover at Abortion clinic

A reporter from the Daily Mail went undercover at the abortion service, Marie Stopes, posing as a potential patient. In the…

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Actress Lupita Nyong’o accuses Grazia of altering her hair on its cover to make the image more ‘Eurocentric’

Did UK magazine Grazia Photoshop actress Lupita Nyong'o's hair to make its cover shot of her look "more Eurocentric"? They…

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Famous Aussie playwright concocts fake story about police strip search

Two years ago, one of Australia's most controversial writers, playwright Barry Dickins, concocted a story for The Sunday Age, a…

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Boston radio host called Roy Halladay, baseball pitcher who just died in plane crash, a ‘moron’

How soon after the sudden tragic death of a well-known person is it appropriate to discuss the grisly details? Boston…

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Fake Quotes & Plagiarism in University of Wyoming Student Newspaper

The Branding Iron, the student newspaper for the University of Wyoming, published a story that featured fake quotes and plagiarized…

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The Fox News Voter Analysis Exit Poll – Not sterling launch

As reported here this past Monday, Fox News decided to launch its own exit poll for Tuesday’s election, abandoning the…

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