by Sydney Smith on Oct 15, 2018
NBC News corrects Trump Robert E. Lee ‘incredible’ tweet
NBC News tweeted that Pres. Donald Trump called Robert E. Lee "incredible" during an Oct. 12 rally in Ohio. But,...
Bad Captions
by Sydney Smith on Oct 13, 2018
The Hill used Condoleezza Rice pic with Susan Rice story
Political news site The Hill mixed up Susan Rice and Condoleezza Rice. Susan Rice is a former National Security adviser...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 03, 2018
KTVU Apologizes for Nia Wilson Gun Photo
Bay Area Fox-affiliate KTVU aired a photo of Nia Wilson, a black woman who was fatally stabbed by a white...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 23, 2018
Nigerian news site admits ‘faux pas’ after saying woman ‘destroyed a professor’s career’
Bad taste? Nigerian news site PM News published a news story on a woman who accused her professor as "demanding...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 12, 2018
AFP mixes up Mark Zuckerberg’s executive assistant Andrea Besmehn with his wife Priscilla Chan
Agence France Presse labeled photos of Mark Zuckerberg's executive assistant Andrea Besmehn as photos of his wife, Priscilla Chan. Christian...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 28, 2018
Austin ABC-affiliate cans closed captioning company after bombing victim called ‘monkey’
Austin ABC-affiliate KVUE called Austin bombing victim Draylen Mason "this young man." But closed captioning wrongly claimed the reporter called...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 05, 2018
8 Photo Mix-ups: News Outlets Used Wrong Photo or Botched Photo Caption
Some of the most common type of errors made by news outlets often include issues such as name spelling, numbers,...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 16, 2018
PyeongChang or P.F. Chang’s? Chicago TV News Mixes up Graphic
Chicago ABC-affiliate WLS-Channel 7 used a graphic that said P.F. Chang in an on-air report on the Winter Olympics in...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 29, 2018
Ed Sheeran isn’t dead, Icelandic newspaper uses photo with obit
Ed Sheeran isn't dead, and he wasn't the victim of a death hoax. But, Icelandic newspaper Morgunblaðið published a photo...