by Sydney Smith on Jul 25, 2013
KTVU Fires 3 Producers for Asiana Flight 214 Fake Pilot Names Error
Bay Area Fox-affiliate KTVU fired three producers who were involved in its July 12 viral mistake in reporting racist and...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 14, 2013
Asiana Airlines May Sue KTVU for ‘Demeaning’ Broadcast of Fake Crash Pilot Names
Ki Won Suh from Asiana Airlines confirmed in an email to iMediaEthics today Asiana is "considering legal action" against Bay...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 13, 2013
Fact Check Fail: NTSB Says Intern Confirmed Bogus Asiana Pilot Names to KTVU
Bay Area Fox-affiliate KTVU wrongly identified four pilots on Asiana Airlines Flight 214 from South Korea, which crashed on the...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 26, 2013
Food Writer Didn’t Have Coma from Eating Biscuits, UK Mirror Hoaxed, Stole Story from Satire Site
The Daily Mirror was hoaxed by a fake story about a man lapsing into a coma after eating 413 biscuits, Arkansas...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 20, 2013
Turkish Newspaper Fakes Interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour
Turkish newspaper Takvim intentionally published a phony interview with CNN chief international correspondent and anchor Christiane Amanpour. The fake interview...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 16, 2013
White Sox Manager Didn’t Say That! Fort Worth Star-Telegram Prints Fake Quote on Graduations
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram was hoaxed by a satirical website into publishing a fake quote. The Texas newspaper had published...
by Sydney Smith on May 28, 2013
Taiwan Journalist Charged by Police over Fake News, Restaurant Owner didn’t call Filipinos ‘Dogs’
Taiwan newspaper Lih Pao fired a reporter for making up a story claiming a "diner owner" wouldn't "sell boxed lunches...
by Sydney Smith on May 13, 2013
Did Egyptian Newspaper Publish Fake Interview with Hosni Mubarak? Lawyer Says ‘Whole Interview is a Lie’
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's lawyer accused newspaper al-Watan of publishing a fake interview with Mubarak. Al-Watan reporter Mohammad Al...
by Sydney Smith on May 03, 2013
Mike Bloomberg Only Allowed 1 Pizza Slice? Drudge Report Hoaxed by Daily Currant Satire Story
The Drudge Report needs to start fact checking. The conservative news aggregation website was tricked by a satire story from...