by Sydney Smith on Jun 15, 2015
Australian Shark Photo a Fake, News Duped by Photoshopped Selfie
Fake shark photo alert! An Australian teenager did NOT get a great selfie with a shark while surfing. The teenager, Alex...
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by Sydney Smith on May 09, 2014
Shark!…Never Mind: Why San Diego TV news aired fake shark photo
So how did a fake shark image make it onto the TV news in a major U.S. city? Last month,...
by Sydney Smith on May 11, 2013
Why Journalists Shouldn’t Say ‘Shark-infested Waters,’ Guardian Readers Editor Explains
The term "shark-infested waters" is an inaccurate cliche, the Guardian readers' editor Chris Elliott argued in a May 5 column....
by Sydney Smith on Nov 03, 2012
Fake Photos of Hurricane Sandy & Tips for IDing Photoshopped Pics Keep Circulating
With Hurricane Sandy came fake photos, old photos, inaccurate reporting, and corrections, as iMediaEthics has written. First there was a...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 28, 2012
Daily Mail Unpublishes Fake Photo of Isaac
The Daily Mail unpublished a fake photo purporting to be of Isaac, Tabloid Watch reported. The photo, which Tabloid Watch...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 02, 2012
Fake Shark Photos Make Social Media Rounds Again, This Time Sharks Doctored into Florida Photos
More fake photos have circulated of sharks swimming in waters where they don't belong. As we have written, last month...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 16, 2012
Fake Photo Photoshops Sharks in Flooded Canadian Subway Stop
Fake photos of shark swimming in floodwaters at the bottom of escalators are circulating on social media, Discovery News reported....
by Sydney Smith on Aug 30, 2011
News Outlets Publish Fake Photo of Shark Swimming in Puerto Rico Hurricane Irene Floodwaters
Fake photos from Hurricane Irene are already surfacing, the Washington Post reported. A Miami TV news station, Channel 7, along...