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UK Telegraph Wrong, Australian Hoaxer DJs NOT 'Axed' after Prank Kate Middleton Call

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UK Telegraph Wrong, Australian Hoaxer DJs NOT 'Axed' after Prank Kate Middleton Call

By: Sydney Smith

February 01, 2013 05:00 PM EST

The Telegraph and Guardian reported conflicting information about the employment of the two Australian hoax DJs, Mel Greig and Michael Christian. As iMediaEthics has written, the pair were behind a hoax phone call to Kate...

The New Republic Tweets Fake Photo of Obama Skeet Shooting?

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The New Republic Tweets Fake Photo of Obama Skeet Shooting?

By: Sydney Smith

January 31, 2013 06:00 AM EST

Harper's Tricked by Satire Fake News Story about 'Visual Allergies' Lawsuit?

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Harper's Tricked by Satire Fake News Story about 'Visual Allergies' Lawsuit?

By: Sydney Smith

January 24, 2013 07:00 AM EST

Harper's Magazine has owned up to being tricked by a satire story by releasing corrections online, in print, and on Twitter. But, in response to its error, some of the magazine's...

NYT Mixes up Denzel Washington's Wife & Daughter in Golden Globes Picture Caption

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NYT Mixes up Denzel Washington's Wife & Daughter in Golden Globes Picture Caption

By: Sydney Smith

January 18, 2013 07:00 AM EST

A New York Times caption mixed up Denzel Washington's wife and daughter in a Reuters photo. The Times originally called the woman standing next to Washington on the Golden Globes red carpet his wife, but it was...

Mike Tyson Sex Change Hoax, Part 1: Zimbabwe's the Standard Denies Being Tricked

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Mike Tyson Sex Change Hoax, Part 1: Zimbabwe's the Standard Denies Being Tricked

By: Sydney Smith

January 15, 2013 07:30 AM EST

Zimbabwe newspaper The Standard ran a story claiming that Mike Tyson was having a sex change. But, after news outlets including the BBC called them out for being hoaxed, The Standard denied that it had been tricked and...

Australia's Media Spy Hoaxed by Phony Interview with Actor Accused of Child Sex Abuse

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Australia's Media Spy Hoaxed by Phony Interview with Actor Accused of Child Sex Abuse

By: Sydney Smith

January 13, 2013 06:55 PM EST

Greta Van Susteren: 'Shame on the Daily Beast' for Misquote

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Greta Van Susteren: 'Shame on the Daily Beast' for Misquote

By: Sydney Smith

January 08, 2013 06:00 AM EST

The Daily Beast's Howard Kurtz apologized to Fox News' Greta Van Susteren after misquoting her as joking that Hillary Clinton's recent hospitalization was an "immaculate...

Jared Diamond misleads UK Observer Editor: Libel lawsuit NOT dismissed, voluntarily withdrawn without prejudice

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Special Investigation : Jared Diamond

Jared Diamond misleads UK Observer Editor: Libel lawsuit NOT dismissed, voluntarily withdrawn without prejudice

By: Rhonda Roland Shearer

January 07, 2013 10:00 AM EST

What happened to Jared Diamond’s libel lawsuit where he was sued by two Papua New Guinea tribesmen in 2009? Diamond falsely claimed in an article by Robin McKie published in The Observer on Jan. 5, 2013, that the case...

India's Zee News Charged for Interviewing Indian Rape Witness?

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India's Zee News Charged for Interviewing Indian Rape Witness?

By: Sydney Smith

January 05, 2013 06:00 AM EST

Zee News scored an exclusive interview with the "only witness" to the December gang rape of a woman in a New Delhi bus. The unnamed woman died in a Singapore hospital last week. The witness, a male friend...

Was Journalist Hoaxer Behind Fake Philip Roth Twitter Account?

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Was Journalist Hoaxer Behind Fake Philip Roth Twitter Account?

By: Sydney Smith

January 02, 2013 06:40 PM EST

Journalists including New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan were tricked by a phony Twitter account posing as author Philip Roth, the New York Observer reported. Sullivan later tweeted about having...

Is Mitt Romney a Multi-Billionaire? Ask the AFP

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Is Mitt Romney a Multi-Billionaire? Ask the AFP

By: Sydney Smith

January 02, 2013 09:25 AM EST

Billionaire, millionaire, same difference? Agence France Presse misidentified former U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney as a "multi-billionaire" when he's really just a multi-millionaire. The error...

Fmr. Pres. George H.W. Bush Alive, But Der Spiegel Published Obit

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Fmr. Pres. George H.W. Bush Alive, But Der Spiegel Published Obit

By: Sydney Smith

January 01, 2013 06:00 AM EST

Der Spiegel apologized after reporting former U.S. president George H. W. Bush had died. Bush has been in the hospital recently but just "moved from the intensive care unit to a regular patient...

Is Randi Zuckerberg the Brother or Sister of Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg?

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Is Randi Zuckerberg the Brother or Sister of Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg?

By: Sydney Smith

December 31, 2012 05:00 AM EST

Mediaite misidentified Randi Zuckerberg as Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg's brother in a story about a private photo of the Zuckerberg family that went public. Randi is Mark's sister, as iMediaEthics pointed...

Hoaxes, Fake Quotes & Fake Stories: Best of 2012

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Hoaxes, Fake Quotes & Fake Stories: Best of 2012

By: Sydney Smith

December 27, 2012 03:00 PM EST

10) CNBC hoaxed by email interview about NBA Escorts Seven months after his story claiming escort services were financially suffering because of the 2011 National Basketball Association lockout, CNBC's Darren Rovell...

NYPost Hoaxed by Fake Ryan Lanza Facebook, Huffington Post Unpublishes

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NYPost Hoaxed by Fake Ryan Lanza Facebook, Huffington Post Unpublishes

By: Sydney Smith

December 24, 2012 10:00 AM EST

The New York Post was tricked by a fake Facebook page for Ryan Lanza, the brother of the Adam Lanza, the gunman in the Dec. 16 Connecticut school massacre. Adam Lanza killed 26 adults and children at Sandy Hook...

Mediaite Headline had Wrong Name for Accused Oregon Mall Shooter

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Mediaite Headline had Wrong Name for Accused Oregon Mall Shooter

By: Sydney Smith

December 19, 2012 03:15 PM EST

TIMELINE: Columbia Journalism Review reporter's exploitation of Marcy, his former Newsweek teen source

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Special Investigation : CJR's Bruce Porter's Lies

TIMELINE: Columbia Journalism Review reporter's exploitation of Marcy, his former Newsweek teen source

By: Rhonda Roland Shearer

December 18, 2012 08:45 AM EST

CJR reporter, Bruce Porter feigns caring about his source, Marcy, as he exploits her through time. iMediaEthics' latest special investigation unearths the abuses and lies over 45...

Media Mess-Ups: Who's Who of Sandy Hook School Shooting Reporting Errors, Part 1

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Media Mess-Ups: Who's Who of Sandy Hook School Shooting Reporting Errors, Part 1

By: Sydney Smith

December 17, 2012 08:00 PM EST

CNN: We didn't air Wrong photo with Connecticut School Shooting

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CNN: We didn't air Wrong photo with Connecticut School Shooting

By: Sydney Smith

December 14, 2012 03:30 PM EST

CNN's Matt Dornic told iMediaEthics that reports that CNN aired the wrong photo of the alleged Connecticut school shooter are false. When iMediaEthics asked about the reports, Dornic said by email: "I...

Source lies to Globe & Mail, Facebook 'Man on the Street' Interviews can Backfire

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Source lies to Globe & Mail, Facebook 'Man on the Street' Interviews can Backfire

By: Sydney Smith

December 13, 2012 08:30 AM EST

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