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O’Reilly Apologizes to Rep. Waters for ‘James Brown Wig’ Comment

Fox News' Bill O'Reilly said he couldn't pay attention to what Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) was saying in an interview…

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Daily Mail Treats PMs May & Sturgeon’s Legs as Front-Page News over Brexit, IPSO receives 900+ Complaints

The Daily Mail has been accused of sexism -- yet again -- for a front-page image of British and Scottish…

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Were Former British Soldiers Prosecuted for IRA Member Death because of politics? Telegraph apologizes to, pays Prosecutor

The UK Telegraph claimed Northern Ireland's prosecutor was motivated by politics and revenge in his pursuit of murder charges against…

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Aboriginals plied with beer at wake for filming? BBC admits ‘misleading’ edits in documentary

Film producers provided beer at an Aboriginal wake, then filmed the Aboriginal Australians drinking,  the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported. The…

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UK Sun ‘did not intend to suggest’ TV host Kirsty Gallacher was drunk with ‘Thirsty Kirsty’ story?

Was TV host Kirsty Gallacher drunk on the job? That's what tweets suggested and the UK Sun went ahead and…

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​AU ‘The ​Bachelor​’​ Host Complains over ​fat-shaming ​’Bali Belly’ Story, Press Council ​rules

The Daily Mail Australia mocked the host of Australia's version of the reality TV show The Bachelor for gaining weight…

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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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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’…

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​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…

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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…

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