by Sydney Smith on Jul 19, 2015
Florida Man didn’t have Alligator Sex, Viral story ‘Fake as Crocodile Tears’
A viral news story circulating earlier this month claiming a Florida man had sex with an alligator and ended in...
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by Sydney Smith on Jul 19, 2015
Oops: KKK Rally suggested for USA Today’s readers’ weekend?
USA Today seemingly suggested readers would want to go to a Ku Klux Klan rally in Columbia, South Carolina yesterday....
by Sydney Smith on Jul 19, 2015
Who’s Corrected Queen Elizabeth NYC Apartment Stories?
Numerous outlets reported this summer that Queen Elizabeth II bought a pricey new home in New York City. But, as...
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Les Gelb: Hillary Emails Claim he gave Clinton “Veto Power” over Story is Wrong
Parade magazine added an editor's note to a 2009 profile of Hillary Clinton after e-mails between her team saying the article's...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 17, 2015
Gawker Deletes David Geithner Escort Post
Gawker unpublished a story accusing David Geithner, Timothy Geithner's brother and the CFO of Conde Nast, of hiring a gay...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 17, 2015
More Transparent Peer Review to Come at Science Journal, Other AAAS properties
The American Association for the Advancement of Science, which publishes Science journal and other periodicals, plans to offer more transparency to...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 16, 2015
Minnesota Daily fires sports reporter for fake interviews
The University of Minnesota's student newspaper the Minnesota Daily fired sports reporter Grant Donald for faking interviews. When confronted, Donald...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 15, 2015
NYT Article on Serena Williams, Female Tennis Players’ Bodies a ‘Missed Opportunity’
A New York Times article on Serena Williams and other female athletes' bodies this past week was "a missed opportunity," public...
by on Jul 15, 2015
Marathon-Running Firefighter Sues Fox News’ Megyn Kelly, Lawsuit Dismissed
Fox News' Megyn Kelly was sued for her 2011 segment on her show Kelly's Court that criticized and raised questions...
by David W. Moore on Jul 14, 2015
What’s Really the Matter With Polling?
In a recent New York Times op ed, Cliff Zukin, a long-time pollster and Rutgers University professor, addressed the question,...