by Sydney Smith on Jul 20, 2014
Breastfeeding NOT cause for cancer, UK newspaper’s graphic fail
The UK Metro reported earlier this year that breastfeeding is a cause of cancer. But it wasn't true. Two people...
Corrections
by Sydney Smith on Sep 22, 2014
Guardian Exaggerates CEO Pay Ratio for Public Company, Learns ‘important lesson’ to check data
The Guardian unpublished an Aug. 18 article based on wrong data that exaggerated CEO compensation. The error could leave the...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 24, 2014
Church of Scientology didn’t kill Michael Brown, NYTimes corrects
Did the Church of Scientology have anything to do with the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri? Apparently not,...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 09, 2014
Breitbart Mixes up Loretta Lynches, Conflates Attorney General Nominee with Calif. attorney
Breitbert, a conservative news site founded by the late Andrew Breitbart, mixed up Loretta Lynch, who was nominated by President...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 23, 2014
NYTimes Mixes up Good Burger’s Kel with Teenager
The New York Times thought a still image from the movie Good Burger starring Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell was...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 25, 2014
NYPost, Grio duped with Bill Cosby stories on fake Lisa Bonet tweet
The New York Post was hoaxed by a fake Twitter account for Cosby Show actress Lisa Bonet that appeared to...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 02, 2014
Kirk Douglas NOT Dead, People Mag Deletes without Correction
People magazine wrongly reported Kirk Douglas died Nov. 30. People's website published a pre-written obituary announcing Douglas's death, but he...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 21, 2014
Tonight, Dec. 21 isn’t the Longest Night, Vox Corrects
No, tonight isn't the longest night in history. News site Vox issued a lengthy correction today to its Dec. 21...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 29, 2014
8 Best New York Times Corrections in 2014
In compiling our year-end corrections round-up, we realized many of our favorites this year came from the newspaper of record....