by Rhonda Roland Shearer on Aug 26, 2006
You thought you were having a difficult day?
New York City, August 21, 2006: I called the FDNY and found out last night that it was Engine 326...
Errors
by Jeremy J. Miller on Dec 12, 2006
When Fear Mongers Attack: Pitbull Attacks Child story shows wrong dog
The public outcry against the pitbull terrier may be fueled as much by imprecise news reports as it is by...
by Adam Klasfeld on May 03, 2007
The Ascent of Truth: How to get a correction from WNBC
Try getting the mainstream media to own up to their mistakes. When I recently tried getting a correction on a...
by Craig Rothstein , Rhonda Roland Shearer on Jun 01, 2007
Mike Stone, Unturned
Mike Stone posts these two photos on his "hate page" and boldly states, "They are two TOTALLY different pictures and...
by Adam Klasfeld on Jul 10, 2007
EVEN FACT CHECKERS GET THE BLUES: Author Tom Robbins not writing for Village Voice
The latest issue of the Village Voice announced that Tom Robbins had been given a new weekly column. Having just...
by London Shearer Allen on Jul 12, 2007
BU$TED HEAD: Al Gore bookie story a bait & switch
I’d imagine there are few of us who have not picked up a newspaper excited by an outrageous headline -...
by Adam Klasfeld on Oct 18, 2007
‘Roid Rage: Fact Checking NYPD Steroid Use Claims in NYC Tabloids
The New York Post’s statistics should be checked for steroid use. In an October 17th article on an investigation into...
by Adam Klasfeld on Oct 30, 2007
MODERN TIMES: NYTimes’ Greg Brock on new correction database
The Times’ new office is not the only thing being modernized. Earlier this month, CheckYourFacts broke the story about the...
by Adam Klasfeld on Nov 29, 2007
Anatomy of a Correction / Correction of Anatomy: Pitbull Didn’t Chew Off Leg
UPDATED 12/3/07 If StinkyJournalism staffers are the self-knighted superheroes of fact-checking, then Google Alerts are our trusty sidekicks. When founder...