by Sydney Smith on May 13, 2010
NBC Chicago, MSNBC reported fake story about NHL Canucks players
Where's the fact checking? Apparently not at NBC Chicago and MSNBC who reported "an obviously fake story" about two pro...
Fact Checking
by Sydney Smith on May 12, 2010
Is Fact Checking of Sunday Morning Shows Working?
iMediaEthics recently reported that as a result of New York University professor Jay Rosen's suggestion, ABC would have PolitiFact fact check...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 29, 2010
Fox News reports allegation of health care cover-up before fact checking anonymously written and sourced story
Journalists--especially in the mainstream media--aren’t supposed to run with anonymously written and sourced stories before verification, right? Whoops. Media Matters reported...
by Paul Sillitoe & Mako John Kuwimb on Apr 28, 2010
Rebutting Jared Diamond’s Savage Portrait
How do tribal communities in developing countries without functioning police, judges, law courts and prisons ensure social stability? This question...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 21, 2010
CBS News Spreads Rumor, Said Supreme Court Frontrunner Elena Kagan gay
There's a new case of poor (or no) fact checking by the mainstream media. This time, the culprit is CBS...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 19, 2010
Did UK Coverage of “Missing Link” Miss Accuracy?
Recent reports about skeletons discovered in South Africa have declared the “missing link” between humans and apes has been discovered. But,...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 16, 2010
ABC News Using Politifact to Fact-Check “This Week”
Last Sunday, ABC News program This Week was officially fact-checked. One might think that news programs are always fact-checked. But, This...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 07, 2010
“Terrifying Sea Critter” on Reddit Not So Terrifying After All
Was a mysterious sea creature found in the deep ocean? Recent sensationalized media and blog coverage of a sea isopod...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 04, 2010
New York Times Hoaxed, Ran April Fools’ Prank about White House blogger
The New York Times got “punked” this April Fools' Day by a New York personal injury attorney. The newspaper, it...