by Sydney Smith on Jul 17, 2019
Fake School Shooting Witness: News outlets correct
The Texas Tribune revealed that David Briscoe, a man who claimed to have been a substitute teacher working the day...
Fake Quotes
by Sydney Smith on Jun 23, 2019
Russian TV news posted interview with dead opera singer
Russian TV News channel Zvezda recently published an interview with opera singer Elena Obraztsova. Problem is, she died four years...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 08, 2019
Fake Keanu Reeves interview?
Malaysian news site Star2.com published a faked interview with Keanu Reeves, according to Reeves' spokesperson. Reeves' representative told Huffington Post...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 25, 2019
UK Express Misquotes Jeremy Corbyn about Saddam Hussein
The UK Express misattributed a quote about Saddam Hussein to Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the UK Labour Party. The...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 06, 2019
NYT cited gender blinding tech job study, doesn’t know if it’s real
The New York Times reported on an apparently fake study about gender and tech jobs. Vox's Kelsey Piper flagged the...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 04, 2019
Fake Truck Driver? NYT Deletes Quotes
The New York Times interviewed a man identified as truck driver Martin Thornton about Brexit. But, now, the Times has...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 31, 2019
Top 10 Cases of Plagiarism, Fabrication & Missing Sources for 2018
In years past, iMediaEthics has devoted lists to the top cases of plagiarism or fabrication. We're pleased to report there...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 24, 2019
NYT adds Editors Note after reporting Les Moonves fake interview
Earlier this month, Agenda, a news service from the Financial Times, unpublished quotes attributed to ousted CBS CEO Les Moonves...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 14, 2019
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson says ‘snowflake generation’ interview is fake
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson accused the Daily Star of publishing a fake interview with him. The Star article claimed the...