by Sydney Smith on Apr 10, 2011
Car Club Fans Fell for Hoax NYT Front Page
An auto club created a spoof New York Times front page with phony articles and passed it on to about...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 15, 2011
AP, Dow Jones Duped by Fake GE Press Release
The Associated Press and Dow Jones, among other news services, were duped this week by a hoax news story that General Electric...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 23, 2011
UK Independent Hoaxed, Fake URL given to Kate Middleton look a like Jelly Bean Story
Nieman Lab pointed out a flaw in URLs that led to an apology and explanation from the UK Independent. The...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 26, 2011
NYT Hoaxed by Onion’s Story about Barack Obama on Tiger Beat Cover
The New York Times corrected its April 17 article on teen magazine Tiger Beat's clean image after being hoaxed by a doctored image...
by Sydney Smith on May 18, 2011
CNN’s iReport Runs Hoax Story, Doctored Photo Claims Rebecca Black Pregnant
CNN's iReport posted a hoax story and doctored photograph claiming that 13-year-old viral video star Rebecca Black is pregnant, Salon...
by Sydney Smith on May 24, 2011
Botox Mom: Hoax Story & Checkbook Journalism?
What's ethically worse in the "Botox Mom" hoax story? The fact that news outlets like ABC News and the UK...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 01, 2011
Lulz Boat Member Interview–Explains Hacking of PBS Website & Posting Fake Story
Forbes' Parmy Olson posted an interview with a member of Lulz Boat, the group of hackers that claimed responsibility in hacking PBS's...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 10, 2011
Toronto Radio Station Reported Fake News Claim, PM Harper Choked on Hash Browns
A hacker published a fake news story on Canada's Conservative Party website claiming that Canada's prime minister, Stephen Harper, choked...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 12, 2011
French TV News Station May Sue after Airing Hoax Interview with Syrian Ambassador
After reporting a hoax news story, a French TV news station has accused a woman of "identity theft and impersonation,"...