by Sydney Smith on Feb 15, 2017
Bild Apologizes for Fake Sexual Assault Mob Story
When the widest-circulating newspaper in Germany, Bild, reported that dozens of migrants assaulted women in Frankfurt on New Year's Eve,...
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by Sydney Smith on Feb 15, 2017
NYTimes’ writer Jacob Bernstein apologizes after saying ‘Melania is a hooker’
New York Times features writer Jacob Bernstein apologized after model and actress Emily Ratajkowski tweeted that an unnamed Times reporter called Melania Trump...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 14, 2017
New York Times Duped by Fake Twitter for General Michael Flynn
The New York Times fell for a fake General Michael Flynn Twitter account. The Times' Feb. 13 article, "Michael Flynn Resigns...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 14, 2017
UK Sun Publishes George Michael Leaked Emergency Call, Family ‘Deeply’ Distressed
The UK Sun published the emergency phone call recording made by George Michael's partner, Fadi Fawaz, upon finding the dying pop star...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 13, 2017
UK Express Censured for ‘seriously inaccurate information’ about Brexit & Housing Market
The Daily Express had to tell readers on its front page that the press regulator ruled against it after reporting...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 12, 2017
El Nacional Uses Pic of Alec Baldwin on SNL as Donald Trump instead of Picture of Donald Trump
Alec Baldwin's impersonation of Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live is apparently so uncanny that some people can't tell the...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 11, 2017
Allahu Akbar or Not? News Outlets Retract after False Terror Claim
Did you hear about the man who opened fire in a Spanish supermarket screaming "Allahu Akbar"? If you did, you...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 10, 2017
Reuters on Covering Trump, Associated Press on Fact Checking
In recent weeks, Reuters and the Associated Press have issued memos about how they report -- in Reuters' case, specifically...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 09, 2017
EU banned Weird Shaped Bananas & Selling Eggs by the Dozen? UK Express Takes Down Claims
The Express published a photo gallery of "The EU's craziest decisions." But, some of those so-called decisions weren't actually decisions....
by Sydney Smith on Feb 08, 2017
BBC Getting Rid of BBC Trust, will be Regulated by OfCom in April
OfCom, the UK broadcast regulator, will regulate the BBC, starting April 3. The BBC is getting rid of its BBC...