by Sydney Smith on May 06, 2019
BBC aired ‘false statistic’ about Scottish literacy
The BBC aired a "false statistic" about literacy rates in Scotland. The mistake happened in a Sunday Politics program back...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 30, 2019
Canadian TV news adds editor’s note: customer at weed store was store’s publicist
Canadian TV news station CP24 interviewed a woman who said she was the first customer at Toronto's first marijuana store...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 27, 2019
McClatchy stands by Michael Cohen Prague stories but adds editor’s notes
Now that a redacted version of Robert Mueller's report is out, McClatchy has added an editor's note to its previous...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 04, 2019
Lori Loughlin’s daughters ‘still are enrolled’ at USC
Lori Loughlin's daughters, Isabelle and Olivia Jade Giannulli, are still enrolled at University of Southern California, NBC News reported. "We...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 31, 2019
Fox & Friends called El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras ‘3 Mexican countries’
Fox & Friends called El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras "3 Mexican countries" in an on-air graphic this morning. The graphic...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 25, 2019
New York Times publishes pre-written Brexit story with 2 different vote results
The New York Times published a news story on this month's Brexit vote but included pre-written text that clearly the...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 15, 2019
Are tortillas a ‘secret weapon’ for fighting cancer? NBC & Sinclair affiliates delete stories
Several U.S. news sites reported that corn tortillas may have health benefits for fighting cancer. But, NBC New York, for...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 13, 2019
Covington Catholic student Nicholas Sandmann sues CNN over Lincoln Memorial Coverage
Nicholas Sandmann, the Covington Catholic high school student whose photograph went viral in January during an incident at the Lincoln...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 07, 2019
Snopes stops Fact Checking with Facebook
Snopes is no longer fact checking for Facebook. In a Feb. 1 note from Vinny Green and David Mikkelson on...