by Sydney Smith on Nov 15, 2017
Photographer: Editing Lupita Nyong’o’s hair was ‘Incredibly Monumental Mistake’
Photographer An Le apologized for her "incredibly monumental mistake" in altering Grazia UK's cover photo of Lupita Nyong'o in order...
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by Sydney Smith on Nov 15, 2017
New York Times sues Fake Reporter for Posing as Member of Newspaper’s Staff
Contessa Bourbon, a New York woman, has pretended to be a New York Times reporter for at least the last...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 14, 2017
Athens, Georgia News Site Duped by fake UGA former quarterback Greyson Lambert
The Athens Banner-Herald's web edition, OnlineAthens, was thrown for a loss by a fake interview with someone posing as former...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 13, 2017
UK Independent ‘Suspended,’ Re-posted Harvey Weinstein Op-Ed from 2009 defending Roman Polanski
Eight years ago, the UK Independent published an op-ed by movie producer Harvey Weinstein that defended director Roman Polanski from...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 13, 2017
Daily Mail went undercover at Abortion clinic
A reporter from the Daily Mail went undercover at the abortion service, Marie Stopes, posing as a potential patient. In the...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 12, 2017
Actress Lupita Nyong’o accuses Grazia of altering her hair on its cover to make the image more ‘Eurocentric’
Did UK magazine Grazia Photoshop actress Lupita Nyong'o's hair to make its cover shot of her look "more Eurocentric"? They...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 11, 2017
Famous Aussie playwright concocts fake story about police strip search
Two years ago, one of Australia's most controversial writers, playwright Barry Dickins, concocted a story for The Sunday Age, a...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 10, 2017
Boston radio host called Roy Halladay, baseball pitcher who just died in a plane crash, a ‘moron’
How soon after the sudden tragic death of a well-known person is it appropriate to discuss the grisly details? Boston...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 09, 2017
Fake Quotes & Plagiarism in University of Wyoming Student Newspaper
The Branding Iron, the student newspaper for the University of Wyoming, published a story that featured fake quotes and plagiarized...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 08, 2017
Detroit News opinion article called radio host KKK leader, libel suit rejected
It was not libelous for the Detroit News to call Memphis radio host James Edwards a "leader" in the Ku...