by Sydney Smith on Mar 29, 2015
Empire’s Malik Yoba not fired for drugs? Inquisitr retracts ‘rumor’
The Inquisitr backed off claims that actor Malik Yoba was fired from Fox's Empire TV show resulting from a drug...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 02, 2015
CNN depicted Russia’s Putin as ISIS’s Jihadi John? Apologizes for Error
CNN used a picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin when reporting on the ISIS member known as "Jihadi John," Mediaite...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 16, 2015
President Obama not sexual assault suspect, San Diego TV news apologizes
Fox 5 San Diego wrongly suggested that Barack Obama had been a sexual assault suspect. The television station, KSWB, showed...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 13, 2015
Toronto Star admits Anti-Vaccine story ‘alarmist,’ Public editor Asks Why Story was published
Why did The Toronto Star publish an investigation questioning the HPV vaccine Gardasil, public editor Kathy English asked in her...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 10, 2015
Brian Williams ‘Not part of our flight,’ Vet alerted MSNBC in 2003
The pilot of the helicopter that was hit by an RPG back in 2003 said he complained to MSNBC at...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 04, 2015
8 Actual BuzzFeed Editorial Standards You Need To Know
Of course, the headline for this story is a riff on Buzzfeed's typical story format. But despite the winning entertainment...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 02, 2015
NPR Geography Fail: Where in the World are Singapore & the United Arab Emirates?
Better get your globes out for a last-minute fact check, NPR, especially when giving your audience a lecture about geography....
by Sydney Smith on Jan 13, 2015
MSNBC ‘Screwed up,’ Showed French Kebab Store in NAACP Bombing Report
MSNBC's Chris Hayes aired a photo from France in his coverage of the bombing of a Colorado Springs NAACP office....
by Sydney Smith on Jan 08, 2015
Charlie Hebdo Suspect Dead? NBC News will Correct False Report
NBC News falsely reported last night that one of the suspects accused of attacking satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo was dead....