by Sydney Smith on Feb 11, 2011
US Weekly, TIME Hoaxed By Fake Palin Quotes about Deporting Christina Aguilera
Both US Weekly and TIME apparently were hoaxed by a satire article claiming Sarah Palin called out Christina Aguilera for...
Fact Checking
by Sydney Smith on Feb 09, 2011
Journalist Carmen Aristegui Fired After Reporting Mex Prez May Be Alcoholic, Rumor
Mexican radio journalist Carmen Aristegui was fired this week after she reportedly breached an ethics code, Fox News Latino reported....
by Sydney Smith on Feb 07, 2011
Fox News Map FAIL? Did Fox Confuse Iraq with Egypt When Photoshopping Middle East Map?
A 2009 image that throws into question whether Fox News knows where Egypt is located on a map has been recirculating the Internet...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 02, 2011
New York Times Updates: LED Smiles NOT a Trend
The New York Times, the Guardian, the Daily Mail, the Toronto Star, and many other news outlets all reported about a...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 02, 2011
MSNBC Rachel Maddow Hoaxed by Satire Site ChristWire.org
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow was recently duped by an Internet satire website. That is, The Rachel Maddow Show reported information from...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 01, 2011
China Govt Training Journalists about Ethics, Fake News
The Chinese Propaganda Department has required Chinese journalists to train for six months on how to “eradicate false news, improve the...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 01, 2011
New Media Watchdog Site Media Disclaimer Center in Turkey Handles Reader Complaints, Tracks Corrections, Seeks Transparency
A new media watchdog website based in Turkey claims to work toward creating "a more transparent media," Hurriyet Daily News reported....
by Sydney Smith on Jan 28, 2011
The Independent Duped by Fake Twitter account for Andy Townsend
The Independent apologized to readers and a football analyst Jan. 25 for publishing quotes from a "spoof Twitter account." The...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 26, 2011
Criticism of Daily Mail’s Cannabis Article
Peter Reynolds criticized the Daily Mail's online editor Peter Wright for a story about Patrick and Henry Cockburn. The story...