by London Shearer Allen on Jul 12, 2007
BU$TED HEAD: Al Gore bookie story a bait & switch
I’d imagine there are few of us who have not picked up a newspaper excited by an outrageous headline -...
Errors
by Adam Klasfeld on Jul 10, 2007
EVEN FACT CHECKERS GET THE BLUES: Author Tom Robbins not writing for Village Voice
The latest issue of the Village Voice announced that Tom Robbins had been given a new weekly column. Having just...
by Craig Rothstein , Rhonda Roland Shearer on Jun 01, 2007
Mike Stone, Unturned
Mike Stone posts these two photos on his "hate page" and boldly states, "They are two TOTALLY different pictures and...
by Adam Klasfeld on May 03, 2007
The Ascent of Truth: How to get a correction from WNBC
Try getting the mainstream media to own up to their mistakes. When I recently tried getting a correction on a...
by Jeremy J. Miller on Dec 12, 2006
When Fear Mongers Attack: Pitbull Attacks Child story shows wrong dog
The public outcry against the pitbull terrier may be fueled as much by imprecise news reports as it is by...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Aug 26, 2006
You thought you were having a difficult day?
New York City, August 21, 2006: I called the FDNY and found out last night that it was Engine 326...
by David Friedlander on Jul 27, 2005
Self-Correcting News Network: CNN’s Sept. 11 Errors
Editors at CNN.com were lightning quick to correct the errors in two 2004 Phil Hirschkorn articles, "9/11 families to hear...
by David Friedlander on Jul 20, 2005
Are September 11 Hijackers Counted As Victims?
Phil Hirschkorn, in his two 2004 CNN.com articles, propagates an incorrect count of victims onboard the four planes hijacked on...
by Ashley ODell , Rhonda Roland Shearer on Jul 01, 2004
Even a Frog will Kick the BBC: Iranian Woman didn’t have a frog baby
On June 27, 2004, the BBC reported on an Iranian woman who gave birth to a frog. Its frog baby...