by Sydney Smith on Oct 07, 2018
Yahoo News’ Lindsey Graham tweet omits James Carville, Paula Jones context
Yahoo News omitted context in a tweet about Sen. Lindsey Graham. That tweet was deleted and a few hours later,...
Yahoo News
by Sydney Smith on Jun 15, 2015
Australian Shark Photo a Fake, News Duped by Photoshopped Selfie
Fake shark photo alert! An Australian teenager did NOT get a great selfie with a shark while surfing. The teenager, Alex...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 10, 2014
No ‘Ebola Outbreak in Atlanta,’ Yahoo News’ Twitter hacked
Yahoo News' Twitter account was hacked this afternoon and a fake tweet claiming there was an "Ebola outbreak in Atlanta"...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 12, 2014
Starving Dogs Hoax Bites Media: Kim Jong-un’ Uncle Not Naked, Eaten by ‘120 Ravenous Hounds’
Hoaxes are hounding the media of late. The New York Daily News and others were outright duped while others like NBC...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 06, 2013
90s TV ‘Full House’ Sequel Fake, Yahoo News Fact Check Fail
Yahoo News and others were hoaxed by a fake report that the cast of 90s TV show Full House would...
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 May 02, 2013
John Krasinski, Arrested Development: Yahoo News Uses Wrong Photo
Oops! Yahoo News wrongly used a picture of director John Singleton with a news story about The Office actor John...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 30, 2012
Yahoo News Fires David Chalian for ‘Black People Drowning’ Comment at Republican National Convention
Yahoo News fired its Washington bureau chief David Chalian for "inappropriate" comments during the Republican National Convention. Chalian is quoted as...
by Sydney Smith on May 10, 2012
News Outlets Retract Fake Story that Dentist Pulled All Her Ex’s Teeth
MSNBC broke down a sensational hoax story that made it through the international media after apparently originating in the UK...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 17, 2012
Yahoo News Post Errs in Zooey Deschanel Article
A post about actress Zooey Deschanel on Yahoo News was either mangled by copy editing, a lack of pop culture...