by Sydney Smith on Aug 05, 2016
Katie Hopkins Duped, M25 Won’t be Shut Down for a Week
"This was by far our finest ever moment," satire site Southend News Network told iMediaEthics. The moment in question? British journalist...
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by Sydney Smith on Jun 15, 2016
British Men Says They Drunkenly Ended up in Syria & at Least 8 Outlets Believed Them
No, three British men didn't drunkenly end up in Syria. It seems like a no-brainer that the story was a...
by Sydney Smith on May 08, 2016
Fake Michael Jordan Charlotte Hornets HB2 Article Tricks Metro
There's another fake article circulating about the National Basketball Association and North Carolina's controversial bathroom bill HB2, which bans transgender people using...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 23, 2016
Los Angeles Times Corrects after Being Duped by Fake Marijuana Press Release
The Los Angeles Times was hoaxed by a fake press release claiming the United Nations was considering decriminalizing marijuana. The fake...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 12, 2016
Cleveland.com Apologizes, Hoaxed by Fake NBA All-Star Game Story
Ohio news site Cleveland.com apologized to readers for being duped by a fake news story claiming the National Basketball Association...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 31, 2016
Washington Post Retracts, Hoaxed by Fake Pfizer Press Release
The Washington Post was duped by a fake Pfizer press release claiming the pharmaceutical company wasn't going to raise any...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 01, 2016
Elizabeth Warren Didn’t Endorse Bernie Sanders, NYTimes Gets Hoax Article Taken Down
Hold the presses! The New York Times did NOT report that Sen. Elizabeth Warren endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders for U.S. President...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 23, 2016
Australian Women’s Site Unpublishes Fake ‘Spermaholic’ Story
The story on Australian women's site Mamamia began, "So here’s the best news story you’re going to read all day."...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 04, 2016
Chicken Nugget Thief Story a Hoax: How 2 Outlets Avoided being Duped
No, a Florida teenager did not steal Burger King's chicken nuggets after he quit his job at the fast food...