by Sydney Smith on Feb 01, 2019
ESPN SportsCenter shows LeBron James, Anthony Davis Fake Instagram
ESPN aired a fake Instagram screenshot purporting to show LeBron James commenting to fellow National Basketball Association star Anthony Davis....
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by Sydney Smith on Oct 20, 2016
Rolling Stone deletes Derrick Rose, Adam Silver story
With Rolling Stone currently fighting off libel lawsuits over its discredited reporting on rape in the 2014 article, "A Rape on Campus,"...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 04, 2016
TSA didn’t find marijuana on Cleveland Browns’ Josh Gordon, Scout.com retracts
Male-focused news site Scout.com retracted a story that wrongly claimed TSA agents stopped and searched National Football League player Josh Gordon last...
by Sydney Smith on May 08, 2016
Fake Michael Jordan Charlotte Hornets HB2 Article Tricks Metro
There's another fake article circulating about the National Basketball Association and North Carolina's controversial bathroom bill HB2, which bans transgender people using...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 12, 2016
Cleveland.com Apologizes, Hoaxed by Fake NBA All-Star Game Story
Ohio news site Cleveland.com apologized to readers for being duped by a fake news story claiming the National Basketball Association...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 08, 2014
ESPN’s Dan LeBatard Suspended after LeBron James billboard stunt
ESPN TV and radio host Dan LeBatard was suspended for two days after he rented a billboard and tried to...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 30, 2013
Scottie Pippen’s Libel Lawsuit over Bankruptcy Claims Dismissed
Former pro basketball player Scottie Pippen's libel lawsuit against news outlets reporting he was bankrupt was dismissed, ABC News reported....
by Sydney Smith on Jul 13, 2013
NY Daily News Excuses Front Page Flop on NBA Player’s Alien Abduction on Page 3
The New York Daily News has been taking steps to position itself as a national newspaper lately. So why did...
by Sydney Smith on May 02, 2013
2 Media Fouls in Jason Collins Coverage, Howard Kurtz & Daily Beast ‘Parted Company’
Washington Wizards pro basketball player Jason Collins announced in a very high-profile May 6 Sports Illustrated cover story this week...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 12, 2012
Miami TV News Fell for Fake Twitter Account, Apologizes for Ray Allen Miami Heat Report
Miami's WSVN-7 News based a July 5 report about NBA team the Miami Heat's "potential signing of Ray Allen," on...