by Sydney Smith on Dec 19, 2014
Top 10 Hoaxes and Fake Stories of 2014
Below, check out the top ten stories iMediaEthics covered of news outlets being duped by fake or satire stories. 10....
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by Sydney Smith on Dec 16, 2014
NY Magazine’s Fact Check Fail: Teen lied about $72 Million Stock Market Success
New York Magazine did not fact check a high school student's claims he made $72 million in the stock market....
by Sydney Smith on Dec 12, 2014
How did Fake Chinese News Site Dupe Washington Post, Atlantic, BBC?
Multiple news outlets including the Washington Post and the BBC were duped by a fake news site posing as Chinese...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 01, 2014
Fake Star Wars trailer dupes Rolling Stone, No Correction
Rolling Stone was duped by a fake trailer for the new Star Wars movie Star Wars Episode VII - The...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 24, 2014
Russia’s Channel 1 Airs Fake Malaysian Airlines 17 Crash Photo
Russia's Channel 1 was hoaxed by a fake photo purporting to show the Malaysian Airlines flight 17, which crashed in...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 13, 2014
Malaysian Newspaper Hoaxed, Priest didn’t Convert to Islam after Coma
Malaysian newspaper Utusan Malaysia was duped by a fake news story claiming a Catholic priest converted to Islam after being...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 08, 2014
California newspaper hoaxed by fake letter
The Malibu Times published a hoax letter to the editor that criticized a local advocacy group, a retraction on its...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 20, 2014
Dutch newspaper posts fake death story for soccer player Johan Cruyff
A Dutch newspaper wrongly reported that Johan Cruyff died, The Guardian reported. Cruyff is "Holland's most famous (and best) football...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 12, 2014
Science News re-posts ‘Most children under 10 would qualify as sociopaths’
Not known for including comedy or irony in its reports, Science News was apparently duped last month by a satire...