by Sydney Smith on Mar 08, 2016
Kim Cattrall isn’t Canadian PM Justin Trudeau’s Mom
Is Sex and the City actress Kim Cattrall the mother of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau? If you watched CBS...
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by Sydney Smith on Mar 01, 2016
Elizabeth Warren Didn’t Endorse Bernie Sanders, NYTimes Gets Hoax Article Taken Down
Hold the presses! The New York Times did NOT report that Sen. Elizabeth Warren endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders for U.S. President...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 28, 2016
Student Newspaper Retracts Marco Rubio Bible Story, Admits ‘editorial mistakes’
The Daily Pennsylvanian, the "independent newspaper" for the University of Pennsylvania, apologized and retracted a controversial transcript that claimed U.S. presidential candidate Marco Rubio criticized the...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 23, 2016
Australian Women’s Site Unpublishes Fake ‘Spermaholic’ Story
The story on Australian women's site Mamamia began, "So here’s the best news story you’re going to read all day."...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 15, 2016
How Toddler Rape Victim Report Went Wrong, Australian Broadcasting Corp. apologizes
The story of a 5-year-old boy being raped on Micronesian island Nauru has been corrected, Australian media news site Crikey reported. That...
by Rhonda Roland Shearer , Katie Kausch , Rhonda Roland Shearer on Feb 06, 2016
Examiner.com Kills Fake Story about 2 Pit Bulls in NYC Shelter, Unpublishes Reporter’s Entire Archive
It was supposedly a life and death drama. Why was sister dog Skye separated from her “brother” Milo and left...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 04, 2016
Chicken Nugget Thief Story a Hoax: How 2 Outlets Avoided being Duped
No, a Florida teenager did not steal Burger King's chicken nuggets after he quit his job at the fast food...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 28, 2016
Central European News sues BuzzFeed over ‘King of Bulls**t News’ Claims
European news organization Central European News and its founder Michael Leidig are suing BuzzFeed for defamation for $11 million, The Hollywood...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 28, 2016
Why was Israel replaced by Palestine in NPR Map? NPR Editor’s Note explains unpublishing
National Public Radio deleted a map illustration of the Middle East and North Africa that labeled Israel as Palestine and...