by Sydney Smith on Feb 07, 2015
A Pound’s Worth $15? NYTimes Article reported 11 Million Pounds equals $166 Million
The New York Times wrongly reported an optimistic view that £11 million is worth about $166 million. This false claim...
Corrections
by Sydney Smith on Feb 04, 2015
8 Actual BuzzFeed Editorial Standards You Need To Know
Of course, the headline for this story is a riff on Buzzfeed's typical story format. But despite the winning entertainment...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 02, 2015
NPR Geography Fail: Where in the World are Singapore & the United Arab Emirates?
Better get your globes out for a last-minute fact check, NPR, especially when giving your audience a lecture about geography....
by Sydney Smith on Jan 30, 2015
The Daily Beast’s Exclusive Fail: Romney NOT Running for President despite false report
The Daily Beast wrongly reported today that Mitt Romney was going to announce his candidacy for president. In fact, the...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 24, 2015
Willie Nelson not a Duck Dynasty star, HuffPost corrects mix up
Willie Nelson is NOT on Duck Dynasty. iMediaEthics just came across a comical December mix-up from the Huffington Post. On...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 19, 2015
Fox News apologizes, No-Go areas for non-Muslims ‘serious factual error’
Fox News admitted Jan. 17 to making "some regrettable errors" about Muslims in Europe in its reporting following the attacks...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 09, 2015
CNN Duped by Fake North Korea Govt Twitter Account
Add CNN to the list of outlets duped by a satire Twitter account posing as the official Twitter for North...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 08, 2015
Brian Williams Corrects NBC Charlie Hebdo Reporting
NBC News' Brian Williams issued an on-air correction just now for NBC News' false reporting that one of the three...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 07, 2015
Globe & Mail: 40% Less Corrections in 2014, than 2013
The Globe and Mail published 450 corrections in 2014, public editor Sylvia Stead reported. Stead noted that while it's "certainly...