by Sydney Smith on Aug 12, 2016
Mercury News, Chicago Tribune Foul on Olympics Headlines
The San Jose Mercury News apologized to readers after an insensitive and inappropriate headline referring to Simone Manuel simply as...
Mercury News
by Sydney Smith on Feb 24, 2014
Justin Bieber Atlanta protests: 30+ news outlets hoaxed
Countless news outlets were hoaxed by a radio prank claiming Justin Bieber was planning to move to Atlanta and residents...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 29, 2013
Mercury News Hoaxed by Joke Obama Air Force One Tweet, Says Story ‘Clearly Did Not Meet Our Normal Standards’
San Jose, California daily newspaper The Mercury News fessed up this week to being hoaxed by a joke tweet claiming...