by Sydney Smith on Mar 26, 2020
Irish woman didn’t die from Coronavirus, news outlet retracts
In Ireland this month, a woman named Betty Ryan died. Her death received prominent news coverage as restrictions to limit...
Sci/Tech/Health Journalism Ethics News
by Sydney Smith on Apr 01, 2020
Reuters retracts Coronavirus FDA test story. Was it April Fools’ hoax?
Reuters published a story today claiming that a company called Bodysphere had received FDA authorization for a test for coronavirus....
by Sydney Smith on Apr 05, 2020
South African news site unpublishes Bill Gates, coronavirus vaccine story
South Africa's News 24 unpublished an article with a headline about Bill Gates and a potential coronavirus vaccine. News 24...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 08, 2020
UK radio interview claimed Coronavirus tied to 5G technology
A UK community radio station claimed the outbreak of coronavirus was tied to 5G technology. Now, that station, Uckfield FM,...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 28, 2020
Man not jailed for not wearing a mask, & other coronavirus errors
An April 26 NPR correction: "An earlier version of this story said the Swedish government is pursuing a strategy of...
by Sydney Smith on May 02, 2020
Reporter resigns, newspaper apologizes for his hacking into Zoom meeting
Financial Times reporter Mark Di Stefano resigned and the international business daily newspaper apologized after he was accused earlier this...
by Sydney Smith on May 03, 2020
BBC Misreported on NHS PPE needs because ‘misunderstanding’ of who anonymous source was
The BBC reported that a National Health Service (NHS) trust boss was worried about staff not having enough gowns to...
by Sydney Smith on May 07, 2020
USA Today changes ‘did coronavirus begin in a laboratory?’ fact check
In March, USA Today published a fact check about whether coronavirus originated in a laboratory. But now, the newspaper has...