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Source lied about his HIV story, Washington Post unpublishes

The Washington Post unpublished 2,000 words of an article about HIV diagnoses after learning its source made up his story....

Both the New York Daily News and the Associated Press were hoaxed by a parody Twitter account @BicycleLobby last week...

NBC News aired a video released by the Israeli government of rockets fired in the Middle East on its Sunday...

The New Zealand Herald mixed up New Zealand-born soldier Guy Boyland with Ryan Dunn, the former star of MTV's Jackass....

Both the Associated Press and New York Daily News were tricked by a parody account claiming it was responsible for...

Many social media users have been duped by a satire story claiming 17 dismembered bodies were found in Kentucky. The...

In another cautionary tale about not checking facts, last month the Frederick News-Post in Maryland admitted that it published fake quotes...

A Newsweek cover story claimed that two women, Somaly Mam and Long Pross, faked portions of their stories of being...

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak is suing Malaysian online site Malaysiakini over reader comments used by the website in a...