by Sydney Smith on Aug 07, 2014
Source lied about his HIV story, Washington Post unpublishes
The Washington Post unpublished 2,000 words of an article about HIV diagnoses after learning its source made up his story....
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 03, 2014
Sarah Palin’s interview didn’t call Obama Hitler, Jezebel duped
Gawker-owned blog Jezebel was duped by a satire story from The National Report, Mediaite reported. Jezebel published a story titled,...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 02, 2014
Atlantic’s David Frum accused NYT of fake Gaza photos, Then backed off
The Atlantic's senior editor David Frum says he falsely accused the New York Times, Reuters and other news outlets of...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 02, 2014
Israeli military wanted prior review of New York Times articles on soldier Goldin
Israel's military censor wanted prior review of the New York Times' article on Second Lt. Hadar Goldin, a missing Israeli...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 01, 2014
KY Reporter criticizes advertiser on Facebook, Gets Fired
The Ashland Daily Independent in Kentucky fired reporter Ken Hart over one of his Facebook posts, Jim Romenesko reported. His...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 31, 2014
Fake Boko Haram comment by Sandra Fluke dupes Rabbi, San Diego Jewish World
San Diego Jewish World published fake quotes purportedly from an interview by National Public Radio with Sandra Fluke. The author...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 31, 2014
Plagiarism at the NYTimes? Newspaper responds, public editor weighs in
The New York Times responded to plagiarism accusations against Carol Vogel, a staff member of 31 years, by adding an...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 30, 2014
NY Daily News, AP contacted parody Twitter account to fact check, Still ran story
Both the New York Daily News and the Associated Press were hoaxed by a parody Twitter account @BicycleLobby last week...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 30, 2014
NBC News airs unverified Gaza video, UN spokesperson hits back
NBC News aired a video released by the Israeli government of rockets fired in the Middle East on its Sunday...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 29, 2014
Women provoke abuse? ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith suspended after apology
ESPN's Stephen A. Smith apologized on air yesterday for suggesting women "provoke" assault, The Guardian reported. An ESPN spokesperson just emailed...