by Sydney Smith on Oct 18, 2018
Sarah Ferguson NOT writing royal family tell-all, Closer Weekly apologizes
Closer Weekly, a U.S. celebrity magazine owned by American Media Inc., falsely claimed Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, was...
Apologies & Retractions
by Sydney Smith on Oct 17, 2018
Woman’s Own admits Denise Welch Diva Demands were False
UK women's weekly magazine Woman's Own accused actress and TV host Denise Welch of having "diva demands" and claimed other...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 11, 2018
CNN’s Kaitlan Collins sorry for 2011 ‘ignorant’ tweets
CNN White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins apologized for her "ignorant language" in 2011 tweets, when she was in college. According...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 08, 2018
Reporter Fired for MAGA Hat Covering Donald Trump Rally
Minnesota NBC-affiliate KTTC fired multimedia reporter Jim Bunner for wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat when he was reporting...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 07, 2018
Yahoo News’ Lindsey Graham tweet omits James Carville, Paula Jones context
Yahoo News omitted context in a tweet about Sen. Lindsey Graham. That tweet was deleted and a few hours later,...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 02, 2018
Washington Times retracts Seth Rich op-ed
Nearly seven months after publication, the Washington Times retracted an op-ed about Seth Rich, the former Democratic National Committee staffer...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 27, 2018
Christine Blasey Ford Credibility Poll Question from NYT ‘Insensitive’
The New York Times posted a Twitter poll today asking readers to say whether they believe Christine Blasey Ford, who...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 23, 2018
Malaysian AG is not resigning; story based on Anonymous Sources Retracted
Malaysia's attorney general Tommy Thomas did not resign, despite news reports to the contrary. Malaysia's Free Malaysia Today, an online independent...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 19, 2018
Anchor’s Brett Kavanaugh Facebook post ‘does not represent the views’ of CBS-affiliate
Kris Long, the news anchor for a California CBS affiliate KESQ (Local 2), apologized after writing a Facebook post about...