by Sydney Smith on Sep 30, 2014
Japanese Newspaper retracts ‘Comfort Women,’ Fukushima, & Nintendo stories
Despite having made the claim since the 1980s, writer Seiji Yoshida did not kidnap 200 women during World War II...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 20, 2014
Bill Murray stopped a bank robber in Tokyo? Nope! Another media hoax
Bill Murray often earns headlines for his silly off-screen antics, but a satire story has credited him with a feat...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 28, 2014
Yankees pitcher Tanaka as WWII Zero Pilot? Asian Journalist Group says NY Post Cover Offensive
"Yanks sign Japanese ace." That was the headline accompanying an illustration of Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka piloting a plane reminiscent...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 23, 2013
Monster Tortoise a Hoax: Fake, Photo from a 2006 Japanese Movie
A fake photo and story claiming that an 800-pound tortoise was discovered in the Amazon River has been making the...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 05, 2012
Calorie Lab Accuses AFP of ‘Enhanced Aggregation,’ Not Crediting for Breaking Story
Calorie Lab accused Agence France Presse of failing to credit it for breaking a story. Calorie Lab identifies itself as...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 11, 2011
Japan: Please Stop Sensational Reporting
Japan's foreign ministry has called on the international media to report objectively and not sensationally about the "continuing nuclear crisis...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 30, 2011
Did HuffPost Sensationalize a Japan Disaster Headline?
JapanProbe.com compared two screenshots of coverage a Japan disaster --the "aerial water dumping" in Japan because of a nuclear reactor....
by Sydney Smith on Mar 19, 2011
Sensational Tsunami, Quake Reports Tracked by Wiki Wall of Shame
A Wiki page called Journalist Wall of Shame has been created, presumedly, to call out bad reports in the media about the...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 17, 2011
Photo Editor Gives Tips on ID’ing Fake Photos of Tsunami
Since last week's earthquake and tsunami in Japan, there have been a "sickening tsunami of faked photos," the Sydney Morning Herald...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 02, 2011
New York Times Updates: LED Smiles NOT a Trend
The New York Times, the Guardian, the Daily Mail, the Toronto Star, and many other news outlets all reported about a...