by Sydney Smith on Oct 06, 2011
$16 a Muffin? Nope, Hilton Hotels Bill was for Full Breakfast
The Huffington Post's Sam Stein detailed the "myth" that the Department of Justice paid $16 a piece for muffins at...
Fact Checking
by Sydney Smith on Oct 01, 2011
Was BBC Hoaxed? Yes Men, BBC Deny Interviewee was Member of YesMen
Was the BBC hoaxed by an interviewee? Despite denials from both the BBC and group The Yes Men that a man...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 27, 2011
Inside BBC’s Dog Stoning Hoax Story : A Case Study on a Reader’s Fight for Accuracy and Accountability
Editor's Note : This is a case study of a hoax story as experienced by a reader who was pursuing...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 22, 2011
Julian Assange Gets A Taste of His Own Medicine and Determines that It Is Bitter
As iMediaEthics has previously written, WikiLeaks' Julian Assange agreed to a book deal in late 2010 in order to pay his...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 19, 2011
Accuracy Tips from Craig Silverman
Columbia Journalism Review's Craig Silverman collected "eight simple rules for doing accurate journalism" in a recent column. Silverman's first tip...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 19, 2011
Mediaite Criticizes Journalists who Let Bachmann HPV Vaccine Error Go Unchecked
Michele Bachmann's inaccurate statement that "the HPV vaccine is 'dangerous'" has been called out by "fact-check segments," but at least...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 16, 2011
Mexican Newspaper La Jornada Denies Faking Photo of Politicians
Mexican newspaper La Jornada has defended itself against charges of photo fakery for its photo of a political meeting, the...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 15, 2011
CBS News Unpublishes ‘Internet News’ Stories after Fake Steve Jobs Dead Tweet
CBS News unpublished all of its "web series" posts from "What's Trending" because "What's Trending" tweeted fake news that Steve...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 14, 2011
CJR: ‘Shouldn’t all Stories be Fact-Check Stories’
Columbia Journalism Review wondered if the recent trend in labeling certain stories "Fact-Check" suggests that stories without the labels aren't...