by Sydney Smith on Dec 24, 2015
Nigerian Tribune Retracts after Publishing Fake Interview, Fires Reporter
The Nigerian Tribune fessed up to publishing a fake interview and fired the reporter who was duped. The fake interviewee posed...
Apologies & Retractions
by Sydney Smith on Jan 10, 2016
No, Sean Penn wasn’t meeting with ISIS, Deadline retracts after duped by Andy Borowitz
Entertainment news site Deadline was duped by a satire story about Sean Penn and ISIS this afternoon. Just a day...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 19, 2016
Plagiarism in 3 Washington Post articles, 8 Paragraphs didn’t credit Government Executive
Three Washington Post articles by staffer Lisa Rein plagiarized from government news website Government Executive, the Post's Erik Wemple reported. Government...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 22, 2016
Associated Press Retracts: Steamship Car Ferry S.S. Badger not a National Historic Landmark
A steamship car ferry, the S.S. Badger, is not a national landmark, at least not yet, but the Associated Press...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 30, 2016
Eritrea Doesn’t Make Men have 2 Wives, Satire Story Duped African Media
Several African news sites including News 24 and Sahara Reporters were apparently duped by a satire story claiming that Eritrea passed a...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 31, 2016
Colombian Newspaper fires Editor for Plagiarizing from NYTimes
The Medellin-based El Colombiano's international editor Diana Carolina Jimenez plagiarized from the New York Times, the paper admitted. After a review, El Colombiano...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 02, 2016
The Intercept Fires Reporter for Fabrication, Retracts Dylann Roof story
\News site The Intercept fired reporter Juan Thompson after discovering he faked quotes for his stories. Not only that, Thompson...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 02, 2016
Mirror & Mail Delete Dylann Roof Cousin Interview that The Intercept Retracted
Today, The Intercept retracted a story saying accused Charleston, South Carolina shooter Dylann Roof liked a girl who started dating...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 03, 2016
2 Scottish Columnists Fired after Controversy with Rangers Football Team
The Herald, a daily newspaper in Glasgow, lost two columnists over a controversy involving the Rangers Football Club (soccer) team. The controversy started when...