by Sydney Smith on Jul 09, 2014
Daily Mail apologizes after George Clooney slams bogus fiance story
The Daily Mail unpublished an article that George Clooney called "completely fabricated." It also apologized for the claims in the...
Religion
by Sydney Smith on May 11, 2014
‘Gaystapo’? Iowa editor fired over anti-Gay blogpost
Do gays want to rewrite the Bible to justify their "sinful natures"? The editor of the Newton (Iowa) Daily News,...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 26, 2014
Why Mark Zuckerberg Octopus Cartoon Evokes ‘Nazi Propaganda,’ German Paper Apologizes
German cartoonist Burkhard Mohr apologized after his cartoon of Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg was accused of anti-Semitism and invoking "Nazi propaganda."...
by London Shearer Allen on Jan 31, 2014
Fact or Fiction? Pope Francis’s peace doves attacked by birds of prey story
News coverage lately has risen well past the level of absurdity. Gawker is reporting that “science” has found a “horrible...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 30, 2014
Pope John Paul II Relic case found, but Blood cloth not: 4 Problems with Media Coverage
News stories this week shouted that a vial of the late Pope John Paul II's blood was stolen by Satanists!...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 10, 2014
Fake Quote Alert! Pope Francis Didn’t Say ‘No literal Hell’ or Adam & Eve, ‘A Fable’
Pope Francis did not say that the Roman Catholic Church "no longer believes in a literal hell where people suffer."...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 04, 2014
Journalist Impersonated a Priest to Get Hospital Access To Brain Injured Michael Schumacher
Michael Schumacher's manager said a journalist posing as a priest tried to sneak into Schumacher's hospital room in Grenoble. Schumacher...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 17, 2013
‘Islamophobia’ in the media featured at India media ethics conference
Earlier this month, iMediaEthics wrote about an Indian media ethics conference that focused on "ethics and social responsibility." iMediaEthics has...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 08, 2013
Obama to Personally Fund Muslim Museum? Fox News Hoaxed by Shutdown Satire, Will Correct on Saturday
Fox News was hoaxed by a satire story claiming President Barack Obama was going to "pay out his own pocket...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 03, 2013
Reporter ‘Disciplined’: Interviewed Pastor for DOMA story Without Disclosing PR Work for Her Church
Las Vegas CBS-affiliate KLAS said it will "discipline" reporter Sharie Harvin after she reported on her church, for which she...