by Sydney Smith on Dec 23, 2013
iMediaEthics Ten Top Read Media Ethics Stories of 2013
Below, check out iMediaEthics ten most read stories published in 2013. 10. Nelson Mandela NOT Dead, Germany's Deutsche-Welle Wrong...
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by Sydney Smith on Dec 13, 2013
Nelson Mandela Corpse Photo Fake, Cruel Hoaxer used 1991 Madiba pic closing eyes
Can't the man rest in peace? A fake photo purporting to show Nelson Mandela's corpse is circulating. Hoaxers took a...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 06, 2013
7 News Outlets Hoaxed by Fake Paul Walker Social Media Posts
Fast & Furious star Paul Walker was killed in a car crash last weekend. Since his death, at least two...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 20, 2013
2 Fake Photos in Midwest Tornado Coverage
At least two fake storm photos were published or broadcast by news outlets reporting on the tornadoes in the Midwest...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 16, 2013
Piers Morgan Tweets Sarah Palin Satire Story, Denies he was Hoaxed
It's another Sarah Palin, Breitbart News, Piers Morgan dust-up. CNN's Morgan tweeted a link to an article that mocked Sarah...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 14, 2013
World’s Strongest Man Didn’t Break up Gay Rights Rally, Russian, Italian News Hoaxed
Three Russian news outlets and one Italian newspaper's website were hoaxed by a satire story that said the "World's Strongest...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 11, 2013
Tracing the Ugly Baby Lawsuit Hoax: Where is the Sourcing?
The New York Post reported recently that a Chinese man named Feng Jian's lawsuit against his wife for giving birth...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 06, 2013
90s TV ‘Full House’ Sequel Fake, Yahoo News Fact Check Fail
Yahoo News and others were hoaxed by a fake report that the cast of 90s TV show Full House would...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer , Sydney Smith on Oct 21, 2013
How did Howie Felterbush hoax 14 Gannett news outlets after Zimmerman verdict?
Who is the prankster that fooled more than a dozen Gannett-owned media properties this summer following the George Zimmerman verdict?...