by Sydney Smith on Aug 05, 2019
Abigail Disney didn’t go to Disneyland undercover, news outlets correct
Abigail Disney, a Disney heiress, didn't go undercover to a Disney theme park. She did meet with workers in Anaheim...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 25, 2019
Man wasn’t found guilty of wearing police uniform, Express & Mirror pay damages
The UK Express and UK Mirror settled libel lawsuits about their February 2018 stories claiming a man named Darren Emanuel...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 19, 2019
Whoops! The moon isn’t a planet
The New York Daily News published an article about the 50th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11 this week....
by Sydney Smith on Jul 17, 2019
Momo article not inaccurate, regulator rejects complaint
Even though the claims that the Momo meme led to child suicides were revealed as a hoax, the Sun's article...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 17, 2019
Fake School Shooting Witness: News outlets correct
The Texas Tribune revealed that David Briscoe, a man who claimed to have been a substitute teacher working the day...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 24, 2019
Mayor sues Barstool Sports for posing as Boston Globe reporter
Boston-area mayor Joe Curtatone is suing Barstool Sports, alleging one of the site's employees posed as the Boston Globe columnist...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 11, 2019
Noa Pothoven’s death: Round-up of media corrections
Noa Pothoven, a Dutch teenager, died June 2, but her death was not due to euthanasia. Numerous news outlets published...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 10, 2019
Australian Defence Force didn’t ‘ban’ using him & her pronouns, Daily Telegraph wrong
The Australian Daily Telegraph wrongly reported that a new guidebook for the Australian Defence Force instructed soldiers not to use...
by Sydney Smith on May 26, 2019
Reporting on inaccurate police press release doesn’t break accuracy guidelines
A UK news outlet reported on a press release from the police ,but the police release was inaccurate. Does that...