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Texas Public Radio Retracts, Man Lied about Iraq Service

Texas Public Radio aired a hoax story last week after a man named Victor Martinez lied to them about his…

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7 Fake Weather Photos to watch out for in the 2014 Hurricane Season

The Weather Channel collected a handful of oft-used fake photos of weather to hopefully warn viewers to not be duped…

London Allen

IDing victim as transgender in UK papers was ‘upsetting and irrelevant’

Scientist Dr. Kate Stone was the victim of a horrible accident on New Year's Eve when she was "gored in…

London Allen

You’re Fired! CNN Editor Marie-Louise Gumuchian Plagiarized ‘About 50’ Articles

CNN fired news editor Marie-Louise Gumuchian for plagiarism in "about 50 published stories," according to an editor's note posted on…

Sydney Smith

Wrong Man IDed as Car Thief in MSNBC ‘Caught on Camera’ episode

MSNBC is being sued for identifying the wrong man in a reality crime story, even though it issued a retraction…

Sydney Smith

Lesson for Poll Watchers: Why 2 Virginia Polls on Medicaid Expansion can’t be trusted

Is the expansion of Medicaid taking a turn for the worse? Late last month, Washington D.C. public radio WAMU reported…

Sydney Smith

Phone Hacking by the Numbers: Goodman Hacked Kate Middleton 155 times, Prince William 35, Prince Harry? only 9

Phone Hacking by the Numbers? Former News of the World royal editor Clive Goodman, who previously was convicted of hacking…

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NYT Public Editor gets Joe Nocera to apologize for Warren Buffett error

Another score for the role of the public editor in holding the media accountable? Last week, New York Times public…

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Malta Independent on Sunday sued for libel over Singapore Gran Prix article

The Malta Independent on Sunday is being sued for libel over a May 4 article that asked who paid for…

Sydney Smith

ABC’s Lara Spencer’s Cinco de Mayo segment: Bad accents, drinking & sombreros prompt apology

MSNBC wasn't the only TV news outlet to air an offensive Cinco de Mayo segment this year. ABC's Good Morning…

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