by Sydney Smith on Feb 27, 2014
40+ Charges For Fake Sky News AU reporter, Interviewed Football Star
Pretending to be a reporter can have real legal consequences, as one Australian man is learning after interviewing a football...
Fake News
by Sydney Smith on Feb 24, 2014
Justin Bieber Atlanta protests: 30+ news outlets hoaxed
Countless news outlets were hoaxed by a radio prank claiming Justin Bieber was planning to move to Atlanta and residents...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 13, 2014
OK! Admits To Fake Jennifer Lawrence Story, Actress NOT Engaged
OK! magazine has admitted it published a fake story about actress Jennifer Lawrence. The Feb. 3 story claimed that actor Nicholas...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 10, 2014
Fake David Bar Katz ‘Tricked’ National Enquirer? Real Katz suing for Philip Seymour Hoffman gay lovers claim
David Bar Katz is suing the National Enquirer over its current Feb. 17 cover story claiming he and Philip Seymour...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 04, 2014
Hoax: North Korea didn’t send 17-year-old astronaut to the Sun
No, North Korea didn't land a teenaged astronaut on the sun in the dark of night. Irish satire site Waterford...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 04, 2014
Russell Brand: I Didn’t Cheat On My Girlfriend, Sues the Sun for Libel
Actor and comedian Russell Brand is suing the UK Sun on Sunday for libel. In question is the paper's Nov....
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 28, 2014
4 Reasons Why Infamous Stephen Glass Failed To Become a Lawyer
Notorious serial fabricator Stephen Glass, who faked numerous stories for the New Republic in the 1990s, isn't rehabilitated, according to California's...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 26, 2014
Alter what’s real in photos, lose ‘credibility,’ Toronto Star visuals editor says
The Toronto Star's public editor Kathy English used her Friday column to address this week's announcement from the Associated Press...