by Sydney Smith on Nov 26, 2010
Wisconsin Fact Check Site Politifact Wisconsin Criticized
Wisconsin news and opinion blog Forward Lookout called out PolitiFact Wisconsin. Forward Lookout criticized the PolitiFact site for having weak...
Fact Checking
by Sydney Smith on Nov 24, 2010
UK Express Publishes Story Based on Fake Twitter Account for Sophie Dahl
The UK Daily Express published an article based on a fake Twitter account, Regret the Error reported. The May 24...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 23, 2010
TruthSquad Makes Fact Checking Crowdsourced, a Game
There's another fact-checking site in the Web universe now, and this one, much like this summer's WikiFactCheck, sets to involve...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 10, 2010
Denver Post Fact Check Inaccurate says American Tax Reform
Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), a nonprofit lobbying organization, criticized the Denver Post for having an intern fact-check political ads and...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 08, 2010
UK Newspaper Fell for Fake Interview about Porn Star Teacher
The Press Complaints Commission ruled against the Wanstead and Woodford Guardian for a story falsely quoting a minor's comments on a sex education...
by Claudia Haas , Sydney Smith on Oct 29, 2010
iMediaEthics Study: 68% Ten Top US Newspapers’ Blogs Are Edited
Clark Hoyt, the New York Times public editor, published a column on May 29 that addressed readers' reactions to, and concerns about, a...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 21, 2010
MaineWatchdog Reported ‘Hypocrisy’ of State Rep Using Private Jet, Not Ethics Violation?
iMediaEthics wrote Oct. 5 about MaineToday Media fact checking the work of a watchdog site, Maine Watchdog. MaineToday Media accused Maine...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 19, 2010
Wichita Eagle Reporter Ron Sylvester Posted Factual Error to Defend Undisclosed Conflict of Interest in "Pill Mill" Dr. Schneider Case
Special Report, Part 3: This morning at 9:30 AM CST in Wichita, Kansas, the state's "pill mill" doctor Stephen Schneider and...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 18, 2010
Toronto Star Slammed: Canada Govt Says No Stripper, Escort Job Ads Planned
A representative from Canada's federal government slammed the Toronto Star's Oct. 13 front-page story claiming that "the Conservative government wants...