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...
Apologies & Retractions
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 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...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 28, 2019
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell admits ‘error of judgment’ on single-source, unconfirmed Trump oligarch claim
MSBC's Lawrence O'Donnell admitted he "made an error of judgment" on reporting a single-source, unconfirmed story claiming Pres. Donald Trump...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 27, 2019
Oklahoma anchor said her black co-anchor looked like a gorilla at the zoo; he accepts her apology
Oklahoma City ABC-affiliate KOCO news anchor Alex Housden said her co-anchor Jason Hackett, who is black, looked like a gorilla....
by Sydney Smith on Aug 26, 2019
Good Morning America’s Lara Spencer on Prince George ballet: ‘I screwed up’
Good Morning America host Lara Spencer apologized for making fun of Prince George's ballet lessons, saying "I screwed up." Spencer...