by Sydney Smith on Oct 16, 2012
Drudge Report links to, tweets Fake Jake Gyllenhaal Tweet Endorsing Mitt Romney
The Drudge Report linked to a fake Twitter account purporting to be Jake Gyllenhaal, Mediaite reported. The post directed to...
Fact Checking
by Sydney Smith on Oct 11, 2012
NYT Adds Editors’ Note to College Drinking Article, 6 Fake Names included in Report
The New York Times quoted or pictured six fake names in a Sept. 27 story, "Last Call for College Bars." ...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 07, 2012
Penn State’s Daily Collegian Reviewing Student Reporter’s Work after Fake Sue Paterno Interview
The Daily Collegian, the student newspaper at Penn State University, apologized and suspended a student writer after he fabricated quotes...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 03, 2012
Daily Mail, Star Mag Apologize to Nicolas Cage for Wrong Claims
The Daily Mail apologized and paid Nicolas Cage "undisclosed damages" in a libel settlement over a September story claiming he...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 02, 2012
Iran News Agency: Sorry for Lifting Fake Story from the Onion on Obama, Ahmadinejad
Iran's Fars News Agency lifted a fake story by The Onion and ran it as fact, CNN reported. Fars News...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 30, 2012
Buffalo’s WGRZ TV Apologizes for Using Pic of Seal in Michael Clarke Duncan Report
Buffalo, New York NBC-affiliate WGRZ-2 wrongly used a photo of the singer Seal with its early September report on actor...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 30, 2012
Uganda Newspaper Apologizes to, Retracts Claims about First Lady Janet Museveni in Libel Settlement
Facing a libel lawsuit, The Sunday Monitor apologized and retracted "defamatory statements connecting [Uganda's First Lady Janet Museveni ] to...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 17, 2012
AP: Bill Clinton Fact Check Brought up Monica Lewinsky Because of ‘Facts’
The Associated Press explained why it included a reference to Bill Clinton's perjury charge related to Monica Lewinsky, the Huffington...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 13, 2012
Double Check ‘Every Name & Number’ to Prevent Errors, Globe & Mail Public Editor Reminds
After several corrections related to math errors, the Globe and Mail's public editor Sylvia Stead called for reporters to double...