Hoaxes and Media Hoax - iMediaEthics News Stories

Sarah Palin’s interview didn’t call Obama Hitler, Jezebel duped

Gawker-owned blog Jezebel was duped by a satire story from The National Report, Mediaite reported. Jezebel published a story titled,...

Several news outlets were hoaxed by a satire article claiming Michele Bachmann called for immigrant children to move into "Americanization...

Both the Associated Press and New York Daily News were tricked by a parody account claiming it was responsible for...

MSNBC boasted it secured an "eyewitness exclusive" report about the Malaysia Airlines plane crash in Ukraine this week. But, MSNBC...

It was too good to check! So many media outlet fell hook, line and sinker for a fake story claiming...

Brazilian journalist Mario Sergio Conti was duped by a look-a-like soccer coach into publishing fake quotes. Conti published an interview...

Several news sites wrongly reported that actor and comedian Tracy Morgan would have to have his leg amputated. Morgan and...

Satire site National Report hoaxed an Massachusetts Institute of Technology blog with its fake story claiming that solar panels were...

Bill Murray often earns headlines for his silly off-screen antics, but a satire story has credited him with a feat...