by Sydney Smith on Feb 12, 2012
Katy Perry uses Cocaine? Gather Retracts 2 False Stories
Gather published a lengthy retraction Feb. 10 of fake claims that singer Katy Perry uses cocaine. The fake claims were...
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by Malik Ayub Sumbal , Rhonda Roland Shearer on Feb 06, 2012
Why A.Q. Khan Breaks Interview Ban for iMediaEthics, His Wrath over The Atlantic, William Langewiesche’s ‘Lies,’ The Atlantic Fact Checker’s Fail
Highlights: iMediaEthics exclusively Interviews A.Q. Khan Despite Court Ban Khan falsely accused of “brazen act of illegality” by The Atlantic,...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 04, 2012
3 Anonymous Sources to be named for Australian Defamation Suit
An Australian Supreme Court called for three journalists from Australia's The Age newspaper to identify three anonymous sources in order...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 02, 2012
El Universo’s Appeal of July Libel Verdict Delayed
As we wrote in July 2011, Ecuador's president Rafael Correa successfully sued four journalists from El Universo over its February...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 25, 2012
Ecuador’s President Says WashPost is Unethical
Ecuador's president Rafael Correa accused the Washington Post of bias, "lack of ethics and professionalism," Prensa Latina reported Jan. 18....
by Sydney Smith on Jan 16, 2012
Pop Singer Charlotte Church Sues The People for Libel after Fake Quotes, Story
Pop singer Charlotte Church filed a libel lawsuit against UK newspaper The People over a November 6, 2011 story ,...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 06, 2012
Blogger Crystal Cox must pay $2.5 Million Libel Fee in Oregon’s December Case
Blogger Crystal Cox was ordered to pay $2.5 million for a defamatory posting on her blog. The case brings up...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 27, 2011
Scottie Pippen: News Reports Saying I’m Bankrupt are Libel
Former NBA player Scottie Pippen is suing ten news media outlets for "malicious libel" because they claimed he is bankrupt,...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 21, 2011
Two Investigations into RTE Libel Case Complete, Results Kept Private until 3rd Investigation
In a Dec. 15 RTE board meeting, both Irish press ombudsman John Horgan and RTE director general Noel Curran presented...