by Sydney Smith on Nov 20, 2016
Soccer Laduma Publishes Fake Interview with Kaizer Chiefs’ Lucky Baloyi
South African weekly soccer newspaper Soccer Laduma published a fake interview with Lucky Baloyi, a professional soccer player for the...
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by Sydney Smith on Nov 19, 2016
Princess Beatrice Bikini Pics Invasion of Privacy, Mail Unpublishes
The UK Mail Online invaded Princess Beatrice's privacy by publishing grainy photos of her in a bikini on vacation in...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 18, 2016
Fake News Roundup: PepsiCo Didn’t Ditch Trump Supporters
BuzzFeed's Craig Silverman reported this week that "viral fake election news outperformed real news on Facebook in final months of...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 18, 2016
Ghana Student didn’t burn hostel room with weed, Ghana Web retracts
Ghana news site Ghana Web claimed a college student burned his hostel room while smoking marijuana. Though the fire was...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 17, 2016
Comments Satirizing Domestic Violence Leave weren’t offensive, press council rules
An Australian blogpost on the Daily Telegraph's website poked fun at another media company, the Australian Broadcasting Company, and its...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 16, 2016
South Africa’s Independent Media Quits Press Council
Independent Media, a South Africa-based publisher, has quit the Press Council of South Africa. Independent Media's dozen publications including the...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 15, 2016
Why did the Mail delete Brexit story it defended to press regulator?
The UK Mail Online unpublished an article and photos about a Romanian man not wanting to leave the UK after...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 14, 2016
Undercover Diploma for Cash Story in Public Interest, IPSO rules
It was OK for the UK Sun to go undercover in order to report on its claim that you can...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 13, 2016
Why the Deseret News Named 16-Year-Old Injured in School Shooting
The Deseret News explained why it decide to name a 16-year-old boy who was shot in a school shooting last...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 12, 2016
Newcastle Herald’s Autistic Group Home Story OK & in Public Interest, press council says
It was OK for the Newcastle Herald to report on a teenaged autistic group home resident screaming and banging on the...