by Matthew Nestel on Aug 28, 2009
MSNBC’s Chris Matthews Should Fact Check His Facts
According to Crooks and Liars, MSNBC's "Hardball" talking head Chris Matthews belittles “bloggers” by claiming they don't fact check. While...
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by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Aug 03, 2009
MSNBC News Headline links to Kirsten Gillibrand campaign ad on iGoogle
When MSNBC.com business news headlines appear on my iGoogle page, I expect links to MSNBC news content--not to an advertisement...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Jul 29, 2009
Obama, Gates, Crowley Meeting: Race Relations or Beer Commercial?
With the help of the media, the "teaching moment" among President Obama, Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates and Cambridge police...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Jul 13, 2009
Photo Fakery Hid Kim Jong-il Illness…Until Now
July 1, 2009, Korea Beat posts new photos of Kim Jong-il, from Chosun.com that bloggers claim are most likely Photoshopped....
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Jun 05, 2009
UK Politician James Purnell authorizes fake photo of himself…2 weeks after slamming BBC’s fake contests
The UK Telegraph reported in Sept. 2007 that "Culture Secretary James Purnell, who led the Government's attack on the BBC's...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on May 31, 2009
Oswald ‘Backyard Photo’: Hurry led to 1964 photo doctoring charges against Life Mag & Detroit Free Press
The now infamous "Oswald backyard photo" that appeared both in Life magazine's cover and in the Detroit Free Press in...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on May 28, 2009
Fake Anti-War protest photo of Fonda and Kerry represents classic propaganda fauxtography
It was June 1971, when Ken Light snapped the young John Kerry at an anti-war rally in New York state....
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on May 27, 2009
The UK Times’ deceptive editorializing through photo selection: Barack Obama photo a bad choice
In early May, the UK Times Online published a tough story about Obama's softening resolve on campaign promises. The opening...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on May 20, 2009
AU Sunday Telegraph pays politician for mistakenly publishing fake nude photos…that hurt her election bid
WAToday.com.au announced that the Australian Sunday Telegraph paid a "undisclosed settlement" and published a page two apology for libeling politician...