by Sydney Smith on Jan 31, 2019
Top 10 Cases of Plagiarism, Fabrication & Missing Sources for 2018
In years past, iMediaEthics has devoted lists to the top cases of plagiarism or fabrication. We're pleased to report there...
Fact Checking
by Sydney Smith on Feb 01, 2019
ESPN SportsCenter shows LeBron James, Anthony Davis Fake Instagram
ESPN aired a fake Instagram screenshot purporting to show LeBron James commenting to fellow National Basketball Association star Anthony Davis....
by Sydney Smith on Feb 04, 2019
Fake Truck Driver? NYT Deletes Quotes
The New York Times interviewed a man identified as truck driver Martin Thornton about Brexit. But, now, the Times has...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 21, 2019
Jussie Smollett didn’t fake his own death, NYT corrects
The New York Times incorrectly reported that Jussie Smollett, the Empire actor who was just charged with filing a false...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 04, 2019
WashPost adds editor’s note to Covington Catholic, Lincoln Memorial coverage
The Washington Post has added an editor's note to its article on the Covington Catholic-Lincoln Memorial incident from January that...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 06, 2019
NYT cited gender blinding tech job study, doesn’t know if it’s real
The New York Times reported on an apparently fake study about gender and tech jobs. Vox's Kelsey Piper flagged the...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 07, 2019
Snopes stops Fact Checking with Facebook
Snopes is no longer fact checking for Facebook. In a Feb. 1 note from Vinny Green and David Mikkelson on...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 13, 2019
Covington Catholic student Nicholas Sandmann sues CNN over Lincoln Memorial Coverage
Nicholas Sandmann, the Covington Catholic high school student whose photograph went viral in January during an incident at the Lincoln...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 15, 2019
Are tortillas a ‘secret weapon’ for fighting cancer? NBC & Sinclair affiliates delete stories
Several U.S. news sites reported that corn tortillas may have health benefits for fighting cancer. But, NBC New York, for...