by Sydney Smith on Sep 19, 2019
Guardian said David Cameron only had ‘privileged pain’ over son’s death
The Guardian published an editorial that claimed former prime minister David Cameron only had experienced "privileged pain," when his son...
Apologies & Retractions
by Sydney Smith on Sep 16, 2019
NPR producer resigns after offensive Hinduism tweet
NPR producer Furkan Khan resigned and apologized for a tweet insulting Hinduism. Khan tweeted Sept. 10, "If Indians give up...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 12, 2019
New York Times deletes Sept. 11 ‘planes took aim’ tweet
In a tweet about Wednesday's 18th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorism attacks, the New York Times wrote "airplanes took...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 12, 2019
Mail on Sunday claimed TV host was married with a child, but he wasn’t
The Mail on Sunday reported that UK TV and radio host Adrian Chiles married and had a son with a...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 07, 2019
Harvey Weinstein didn’t plead guilty, AP retracts
The Associated Press retracted a story after wrongly reporting former film producer Harvey Weinstein pleaded guilty to sexual abuse charges....
by Sydney Smith on Sep 06, 2019
BBC retracts vaccination illness story
The BBC published a story in June about a woman who claimed she was ill because she didn't get vaccines...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 03, 2019
Kate Middleton’s wedding hair dresser didn’t break rules?
The UK Times claimed hairdresser Richard Ward "got into trouble" by discussing Kate Middleton's wedding hair, but he didn't. The...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 29, 2019
USA Today deletes underwear survey story
USA Today deleted a story based on a survey about underwear because it "did not meet our standards." The article...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 28, 2019
Lawrence O’Donnell retracts Trump Russian loan claims
MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell retracted his story claiming Russian oligarchs co-signed Pres. Donald Trump's loans. In an on-air apology and retraction...