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...
Fact Checking
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 Jul 01, 2013
Canada’s La Presse Hoaxed by Fake Bill Murray Twitter
Montreal newspaper La Presse was hoaxed by a fake Twitter account for actor Bill Murray. In a June 23 post,...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 27, 2013
Was NYT Obit for Michael Hastings Unfair? Widow Complains, Public Editor Comments
The wife of investigative reporter Michael Hastings, Elise Jordan, complained about the New York Times' obituary of her husband, who...
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 25, 2013
Yahoo News Says Barack Obama Born in Kenya
U.S. President Barack Obama born in Kenya? Yahoo News made that mistake in a recent article. According to Mediaite, in...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 17, 2013
Nelson Mandela NOT Dead, Germany’s Deutsche-Welle Wrong
Deutsche Welle, Germany's international radio network, wrongly reported that Nelson Mandela died. In a June 14 retraction statement, the German "international broadcaster"...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 02, 2013
Hoax Sotheby’s Craigslist Ad Tricks Gawker, NYMag, HuffPo
A few news sites were hoaxed by a fake Craigslist advertisement but soon made corrections after learning the ad wasn't...
by Sydney Smith on May 18, 2013
Scott Pelley says it has ‘been a bad few months for journalism’
"We're getting the big stories wrong over and over again," CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley said recently, according to...