by Sydney Smith on Nov 14, 2013
World’s Strongest Man Didn’t Break up Gay Rights Rally, Russian, Italian News Hoaxed
Three Russian news outlets and one Italian newspaper's website were hoaxed by a satire story that said the "World's Strongest...
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by Sydney Smith on Nov 13, 2013
Why Toronto Star Paid for Drunk Rob Ford Video & The Globe and Mail Blocked Comments on Ford Stories
The Toronto Star paid $5,000 for a video of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford drunkenly screaming that he was going to...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 12, 2013
Ontario Press Council Ruling Clears Globe & Mail, Toronto Star Mayor Rob Ford Stories
Over the past month, Toronto mayor Rob Ford's use of drugs and alcohol has been back in the news as...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 11, 2013
Tracing the Ugly Baby Lawsuit Hoax: Where is the Sourcing?
The New York Post reported recently that a Chinese man named Feng Jian's lawsuit against his wife for giving birth...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 10, 2013
CBS News Chairman Says Benghazi Story a ‘Mistake’, Dylan Davies’ Book Yanked from Publication
CBS News chairman Jeff Fager apologized for 60 Minutes' now-retracted report about Benghazi, Variety reported. As iMediaEthics wrote Friday, CBS...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 10, 2013
60 Minutes Corrects Benghazi Story on Air, Calls it ‘A Mistake’ but Fails to Give More Info
CBS News's Lara Logan read a "correction" to be aired on tonight's 60 Minutes admitting again that CBS News was...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 09, 2013
Globe & Mail Deletes Pic of Rob Ford’s Children Trick-or-Treating for Privacy
The Globe and Mail unpublished a photo of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's children trick-or-treating with him out of interest for their privacy. The Canadian...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 08, 2013
The Hollywood Reporter Called Angela Merkel, Andrea, in SNL Story
Gawker reported that The Hollywood Reporter got the name of Germany's chancellor Angela Merkel wrong by calling her Andrea Merkel,...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 08, 2013
NYPost says ‘Bag Men’ Headline ‘Attention Getter’ Not Libel
The New York Post responded to the libel lawsuit filed against it by two men labeled "Bag Men" on its...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 08, 2013
CBS’s Lara Logan: 60 Minutes ‘Misled’ by Benghazi Source, Will Correct & Apologize Sunday
CBS News's Lara Logan admitted that source Dylan Davies "misled" CBS' 60 Minutes by giving wrong information about the 2012...