by Sydney Smith on Dec 21, 2014
Tonight, Dec. 21 isn’t the Longest Night, Vox Corrects
No, tonight isn't the longest night in history. News site Vox issued a lengthy correction today to its Dec. 21...
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by Sydney Smith on Dec 20, 2014
$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 for her coverage of Harvard Business School professor Ben Edelman, who challenged...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 19, 2014
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....
by Sydney Smith on Dec 18, 2014
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...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Dec 18, 2014
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 Kirkpatrick’s reporting from Egypt shows a heavy reliance on anonymous sources and unnamed...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 17, 2014
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...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 16, 2014
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....
by Sydney Smith on Dec 16, 2014
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....
by Sydney Smith on Dec 15, 2014
5 Most Controversial Cartoons of 2014
This year, questions about the ethics of cartoons have gained more attention. From questions about why women in a real-life...