Fake News, Fabrication and Fakery in the News Media

Hackers post Fake News Story on Le Devoir’s Website, Claims Jean Charest Died

Hackers posted a fake news story to Canadian French-language newspaper Le Devoir's website saying Jean Charest died, CTV reported. The...

Humor site Cracked.com compiled a list of "6 ways to get anyone to believe a clearly fake news story" in...

Motorboat and Yachting magazine reported in late July that a "£3 billion golden superyacht story" is a fake. The superyacht...

New Zealand TV news Close Up has been accused of staging a segment, the New Zealand Herald reported. Close Up, however,...

Fake news that CNN host and former Daily Mirror and News of the World editor Piers Morgan had been suspended...

Illinois former teacher Deborah Netter is no longer suing Greg Mortenson, Sky News reported. Netter's lawsuit was against Mortenson, co-author...

As iMediaEthics previously reported, the New York Post is being sued for libel by the hotel maid who has accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn...

CBS altered its on-air footage of the Fourth of July fireworks celebration in Boston, the Boston Globe reported. Images of...

Hackers attacked Sony Music Ireland July 5 and posted fake news stories, the Irish Times reported. One of the fake...