by Sydney Smith on Jul 31, 2012
Jonah Lehrer Resigns from New Yorker, Admits Fake Bob Dylan Quotes
Jonah Lehrer resigned from the New Yorker yesterday after being busted for fake Bob Dylan quotes in his book Imagine,...
Fake Quotes
by Sydney Smith on Jul 29, 2012
Fake NYT Bill Keller Op-Ed on WikiLeaks Circulates
A fake op-ed defending WikiLeaks purporting to written by former New York Times executive editor Bill Keller is circulating. Keller...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 07, 2012
The Hollywood Reporter Still has Fake NYT Public Editor Quote Published
The Hollywood Reporter wrongly attributed comments from a parody Twitter account to The New York Times public editor. We wrote...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 06, 2012
Yale Daily News Re-Reviewing Liane Membis’ Work after HuffPost Unpublishes Story
The Wall Street Journal intern who was fired last month for fabrication also "snookered" The Huffington Post, the Atlantic Wire...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 04, 2012
NYPost Reports, Unpublishes Quote from Parody NYT Public Editor Account, Later Calls it ‘Errant Tweet’
The New York Post's Page Six quoted from a parody Twitter account posing as New York Times public editor Arthur...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 27, 2012
WSJ Fires Intern for Fabrication of Sources and Quotes
The Wall Street Journal fired an intern for fabrication, according to a note on its website. The note explains that...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 25, 2012
Connecticut Newspaper Apologizes for Fabrication, Fires Reporter
Connecticut's New Canaan News fired reporter Paresh Jha for making up "quotations and sources" and apologized for the "gross violation...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 22, 2012
Evening Standard, Daily Mail Sued for Libel, Journalist Defends against Fake Quote Claims
The Evening Standard and Daily Mail are being sued for libel by Sussex University PhD student Luke Cooper over 2010 reports...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 03, 2012
French Mag Retracts, Apologizes for Misquoting Megan Fox, Sites including NYDaily News Reported Wrong Quote
A French magazine has apologized for misquoting actress Megan Fox, Gossip Cop reported. The magazine, Jalouse, reported for an April...