by Sydney Smith on Feb 11, 2018
NBC Olympics analyst’s Japan comments ‘insulted’ Korean people
During coverage of the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, NBC Sports analyst Joshua Cooper Ramo...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 14, 2016
More Olympics Reporting Fails: Petition against Daily Beast, Michael Phelps vs. Ryan Lochte, Swimmer ‘Died like a Pig,’ Volleyball Star ‘Looking for a Boyfriend’
While the Olympics continue in Rio de Janeiro, so do the issues in media ethics reporting. The most high-profile media...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 13, 2015
Korean Media Hoaxed by ‘Genius Girl’ Ivy League admissions, Chosun unpublishes
A Korean high school student nicknamed the "Genius Girl"--because she purportedly was accepted to several Ivy League colleges and offered a...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 06, 2014
Chinese Passport Doodle Story a Hoax, USA Today Corrects
It's official. That story about a Chinese man being stuck in Seoul, South Korea because his son drew all over...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 18, 2013
Asiana Airlines Not Going to Sue KTVU for Reporting Racist Names for Crash Pilots
Asiana Airlines said that it won't sue Bay Area Fox-affiliate KTVU over the racist names it wrongly reported last week that...
by Sydney Smith on May 14, 2013
South Korean News Denies Photoshop of Obama, Park Geun-hye, Admits to failed caption
South Korean news organization Yonhap News Agency published a strange side-by-side image of South Korean President Park Geun-hye with President...
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...