by Sydney Smith on Aug 03, 2014
Sarah Palin’s interview didn’t call Obama Hitler, Jezebel duped
Gawker-owned blog Jezebel was duped by a satire story from The National Report, Mediaite reported. Jezebel published a story titled,...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 10, 2014
No ‘Ebola Outbreak in Atlanta,’ Yahoo News’ Twitter hacked
Yahoo News' Twitter account was hacked this afternoon and a fake tweet claiming there was an "Ebola outbreak in Atlanta"...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 12, 2014
Science News re-posts ‘Most children under 10 would qualify as sociopaths’
Not known for including comedy or irony in its reports, Science News was apparently duped last month by a satire...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 20, 2014
Dutch newspaper posts fake death story for soccer player Johan Cruyff
A Dutch newspaper wrongly reported that Johan Cruyff died, The Guardian reported. Cruyff is "Holland's most famous (and best) football...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 08, 2014
California newspaper hoaxed by fake letter
The Malibu Times published a hoax letter to the editor that criticized a local advocacy group, a retraction on its...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 13, 2014
Malaysian Newspaper Hoaxed, Priest didn’t Convert to Islam after Coma
Malaysian newspaper Utusan Malaysia was duped by a fake news story claiming a Catholic priest converted to Islam after being...
by Sydney Smith on Nov 24, 2014
Russia’s Channel 1 Airs Fake Malaysian Airlines 17 Crash Photo
Russia's Channel 1 was hoaxed by a fake photo purporting to show the Malaysian Airlines flight 17, which crashed in...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 01, 2014
Fake Star Wars trailer dupes Rolling Stone, No Correction
Rolling Stone was duped by a fake trailer for the new Star Wars movie Star Wars Episode VII - The...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 12, 2014
How did Fake Chinese News Site Dupe Washington Post, Atlantic, BBC?
Multiple news outlets including the Washington Post and the BBC were duped by a fake news site posing as Chinese...