by Sydney Smith on Apr 15, 2013
Scientific Claim in Iran’s Fars News Agency ‘Wacky,’ ‘Completely Nuts’
Is this an example of Iran's weird science? Fars News Agency, which has ties to the Iranian government, unpublished an...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 26, 2013
First Lady Michelle Obama’s Oscar Dress Doctored by Iranian News Agency
Iran's Fars News Agency Photoshopped an image of Michelle Obama to cover up her bare shoulders. The New York Times...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 14, 2013
Another Fake Photo from Iran? Is Fighter Jet Picture Photoshopped?
Did Iranian news site Khouz News publish a Photoshopped picture of a fighter jet above snow-covered mountains? Some in Iran...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 27, 2012
Hoaxes, Fake Quotes & Fake Stories: Best of 2012
10) CNBC hoaxed by email interview about NBA Escorts Seven months after his story claiming escort services were financially suffering...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 16, 2012
Top 10 Photo Fails: 2012’s Wrong & Fake Photos
10) The Sunday Times Runs 2008 Doctored Photo in 2012 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="465"] (Credit: Sunday Times, screenshot)[/caption] In July, the...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 02, 2012
Iran News Agency: Sorry for Lifting Fake Story from the Onion on Obama, Ahmadinejad
Iran's Fars News Agency lifted a fake story by The Onion and ran it as fact, CNN reported. Fars News...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 09, 2012
Sunday Times Runs 2008 Doctored Photo with 2012 Story
The News Corp.-owned Sunday Times used an old, doctored photo with its July 1 story "Iran Issues Stark Threat to Israel,"...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 03, 2012
NYT Criticizes Reporters without Borders Annual Press Freedom Ranking of US below Hungary for Occupy Wall Street Arrests
Nonprofit advocacy group Reporters without Borders released its latest Press Freedom Index on Jan. 25. This is the "10th annual"...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 12, 2011
1500 Complaints over Washington Post headline? WaPo Corrects after E-mail Campaign
The Washington Post corrected a photo gallery's headline and sub-headline after the newspaper's public editor received at least 1,500 complaints,...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 20, 2010
Iran Charges 2 German Reporters As Spies
The New York Times reported Nov. 17 that the government of Iran has changed its charges against two German newspaper reporters....