by Sydney Smith on Jan 22, 2016
Associated Press Retracts: Steamship Car Ferry S.S. Badger not a National Historic Landmark
A steamship car ferry, the S.S. Badger, is not a national landmark, at least not yet, but the Associated Press...
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by on Jan 22, 2016
David Bowie didn’t play a Curry House before Death
David Bowie's last gig before his death was not at a curry house. A satire site, the Suffolk Gazette, published...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 16, 2016
Donald Trump says Chinese tariff quote wrong, NYTimes provides audio
In Thursday night's GOP debate, Donald Trump accused the New York Times of wrongly reporting that he would support a 45%...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 12, 2016
5 Times Andy Borowitz’s Satire Duped the Media: Sean Penn, Jeff Bezos, Silvio Berlusconi Stories Trick Journos who failed to fact check!
This weekend, entertainment news site Deadline was duped by satirist Andy Borowitz's New Yorker blogpost joking that after Sean Penn's...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 11, 2016
Globe & Mail Anonymous Source Wrong, Billionaire grandson not partying in Vegas before fatal accident
The Globe and Mail reported that a man was driving home from a Las Vegas bachelor party when his car crashed into a minivan killing...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 10, 2016
No, Sean Penn wasn’t meeting with ISIS, Deadline retracts after duped by Andy Borowitz
Entertainment news site Deadline was duped by a satire story about Sean Penn and ISIS this afternoon. Just a day...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 10, 2016
Why do New York Times’ 52 Places to Go in 2016 5 Errors matter ?
French city Bordeaux is only about 19 square miles, but the New York Times accidentally said it was getting a...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 06, 2016
USA Today Corrects: Ammon Bundy Twitter Account a Fake
USA Today admitted to being hoaxed by a parody Twitter account for Ammon Bundy, who is part of the armed...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 15, 2015
Do Refugees Get Better Benefits in Canada than Senior Citizens? Public Editor Fact Check Says No & Explains Viral Error
Refugees don't get better government benefits in Canada than Canadian senior citizens, the Toronto Star's Kathy English reported. The false...