by Sydney Smith on Aug 10, 2014
No ‘Ebola Outbreak in Atlanta,’ Yahoo News’ Twitter hacked
Yahoo News' Twitter account was hacked this afternoon and a fake tweet claiming there was an "Ebola outbreak in Atlanta"...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 09, 2014
‘Torture’? NY Times uses textbook, not legal definition
The New York Times will start using the word "torture" when reporting on "incidents in which we know for sure...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 09, 2014
Caught! Ashton Kutcher’s News Site A+ Plagiarized BuzzFeed, Huff Post
Ashton Kutcher co-founded website Aplus.com aka A+ stole content from BuzzFeed, Huffington Post, Cracked and numerous other outlets without attribution,...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 09, 2014
ESPN’s Max Kellerman suspended after admitting slapping then-girlfriend
ESPN suspended radio host Max Kellerman after he confessed to slapping his girlfriend-at-the-time many years ago, according to the Hollywood...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 08, 2014
Editor Blames Her Ghost Writer for Plagiarizing in Muscle & Fitness Hers Mag blogpost
Muscle & Fitness Hers magazine unpublished at least two blog posts after discovering they were plagiarized, Media Bistro's Fishbowl NY...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 08, 2014
Fake Photo of Coke bottles fools Buzzfeed, Huff Post, UK Metro, No fact checking
BuzzFeed, Huffington Post and a bunch of other websites fell for a fake photograph that purported to picture Coca Cola...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 08, 2014
ESPN’s Dan LeBatard Suspended after LeBron James billboard stunt
ESPN TV and radio host Dan LeBatard was suspended for two days after he rented a billboard and tried to...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 07, 2014
Source lied about his HIV story, Washington Post unpublishes
The Washington Post unpublished 2,000 words of an article about HIV diagnoses after learning its source made up his story....
by Sydney Smith on Aug 03, 2014
Sarah Palin’s interview didn’t call Obama Hitler, Jezebel duped
Gawker-owned blog Jezebel was duped by a satire story from The National Report, Mediaite reported. Jezebel published a story titled,...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 02, 2014
Atlantic’s David Frum accused NYT of fake Gaza photos, Then backed off
The Atlantic's senior editor David Frum says he falsely accused the New York Times, Reuters and other news outlets of...