by Sydney Smith on Aug 30, 2010
WikiFactCheck Site Sets to CrowdSource Fact Checking
The community submitted, edited and free for users Wikipedia has been around for a few years now. Google ranks Wikipedia...
Fact Checking
by Sydney Smith on Aug 24, 2010
The Atlantic criticizes HuffPost for being duped by satire site & not admitting error
The Atlantic Wire's John Hudson called out the Huffington Post Aug 19 for treating a satirical article as news and...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 21, 2010
NBC’s new spoof “Fact Checkers Unit” features Luke Perry & a phone
A new NBC web series called Fact Checkers Unit launched Aug 17. The eight-episode comedy program - not available conventionally...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 19, 2010
Bloggers Spot Incorrect Wikipedia Information in UK’s The Independent’s Story on Big Chill
Is Wikipedia a legitimate source for news information? The user-submitted and -edited website sometimes provides a comprehensive summary of an...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 11, 2010
CNN Mexican Cartel Story Features Unsupported Headline –
A CNN story last week may have grabbed readers' attention with its interesting but inaccurate title claiming that the FBI sees al...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 10, 2010
Arianna Huffington Criticizes Poltifact’s Fact Check of her Statement
Arianna Huffington wrote on The Huffington Post July 5 criticizing Politifact, which fact checks ABC's This Week program, for equivocating...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 30, 2010
Daily Mail reports story from fake Steve Jobs Twitter account
The Guardian wrote June 28 that its competitor the Daily Mail published a story based on a tweet from a...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 22, 2010
Media Duped by Fake General Mills press release
A fake press release about General Mills led to several news reports based on the hoax, highlighting the speed of the...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 16, 2010
UK Science Journalists Critique Each Other’s Criticisms – Commetnary
A UK journalist's critique of a science article has stirred up some controversy of its own in the blogosphere. But,...