by Sydney Smith on Nov 17, 2017
BBC and NPR duped by fake Twitter account for Zanu-PF?
Shortly after the military coup that arrested President Robert Mugabe apparently to remove him from office in Zimbabwe, both the...
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by Sydney Smith on Nov 17, 2017
‘Clock Boy’ Settles Lawsuit against Glenn Beck, The Blaze
Glenn Beck and the Blaze agreed to settle the libel lawsuit brought by the family of Ahmed Mohamed, the so-called...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 16, 2017
Gay Times fires editor over anti-Semitic, racist tweets
Gay Times magazine fired its new editor Josh Rivers because of his offensive, anti-Semitic tweets from years earlier. The UK...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 16, 2017
Corrections: Singing in Mexican? Death Penalty for Las Vegas Shooter? Pimpin or Primpin?
iMediaEthics frequently rounds up amusing or noteworthy corrections. Check out our latest collection below. The San Diego Union-Tribune reported on...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 15, 2017
Photographer: Editing Lupita Nyong’o’s hair was ‘Incredibly Monumental Mistake’
Photographer An Le apologized for her "incredibly monumental mistake" in altering Grazia UK's cover photo of Lupita Nyong'o in order...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 15, 2017
New York Times sues Fake Reporter for Posing as Member of Newspaper’s Staff
Contessa Bourbon, a New York woman, has pretended to be a New York Times reporter for at least the last...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 14, 2017
Athens, Georgia News Site Duped by fake UGA former quarterback Greyson Lambert
The Athens Banner-Herald's web edition, OnlineAthens, was thrown for a loss by a fake interview with someone posing as former...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 13, 2017
UK Independent ‘Suspended,’ Re-posted Harvey Weinstein Op-Ed from 2009 defending Roman Polanski
Eight years ago, the UK Independent published an op-ed by movie producer Harvey Weinstein that defended director Roman Polanski from...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 13, 2017
Daily Mail went undercover at Abortion clinic
A reporter from the Daily Mail went undercover at the abortion service, Marie Stopes, posing as a potential patient. In the...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 12, 2017
Actress Lupita Nyong’o accuses Grazia of altering her hair on its cover to make the image more ‘Eurocentric’
Did UK magazine Grazia Photoshop actress Lupita Nyong'o's hair to make its cover shot of her look "more Eurocentric"? They...