Tonight, Dec. 21 isn’t the Longest Night, Vox Corrects
No, tonight isn't the longest night in history. Vox issued a lengthy correction today to its Dec. 21 article about…
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$4 Chinese food overcharge leads to fake racist email, T-shirt sales by reporter and Boston.com retraction
Boston.com reporter Hilary Sargent was suspended and re-assigned after her coverage of Harvard Business School professor Ben Edelman, who challenged…
Top 10 Hoaxes and Fake Stories of 2014
Below, check out the top ten stories iMediaEthics covered of news outlets being duped by fake or satire stories. 10.…
Malawi Journalists Given Cash at President’s event?
At an event sponsored by Malawi's president Peter Mutharika, journalists were given cash, according to Voice of America. Journalists perceived…
NY Times Never Called Me! Anonymous Sources, Fact Check Failures Rule in David Kirkpatrick’s Egypt Reporting
The New York Times Cairo Bureau Chief David D. Kirkpatrick’s reporting from Egypt shows a heavy reliance on anonymous sources and…
Kim Kardashian Ditched Paper Mag’s Miami Party over Kardashian Nude Photos? Nope, NYT Corrects
Kim Kardashian didn't ditch a party held by Paper, the magazine that recently published nude posed photos of the reality…
Did Irish President Talk about Human Rights with Xi Jinping? Irish Independent Says no, Apologizes
The Irish Independent falsely claimed that Irish president Michael Higgins avoided talking about human rights with Chinese president Xi Jinping.…
NY Magazine’s Fact Check Fail: Teen lied about $72 Million Stock Market Success
New York Magazine did not fact check a high school student's claims he made $72 million in the stock market.…
iMediaEthics 10 Most Read Stories in 2014
Below, see what stories iMediaEthics readers read the most in 2014, based on unique page views. 10. Hoax alert!…
Sun Reporter Reads Parliament Member’s Stolen Phone, Convicted, Sentenced to 3 Months Jail
Sun reporter Nick Parker was found guilty of reading a Parliament member Siobhain McDonagh's texts on a stolen phone, the…