Ukraine killed an Infowars journalist, conspiracy declares
Conspiracy theorists are worried about being killed by Ukrainian assassins.
On Mar 14, 2025 by David Covucci
The fact checks are getting fact-checked
Are all fact-checks created equal?
On Aug 23, 2024 by David Covucci
The media and big tech used to love each other—here’s how it all soured
What was once a symbiotic relationship has soured.
On Apr 8, 2021 by Jules Schulman
This journalist is documenting quarantine horror stories
The coronavirus is threatening relationships, too.
On Mar 17, 2020 by Moises Mendez II
Why are games journalists giving Kentucky Fried Chicken free advertising?
Journalists are gobbling up the KFC dating game—and that’s a problem.
On Sep 11, 2019 by Ana Valens
Journalist Jesse Singal says he ‘goofed’ on interpreting trans study—and activists are infuriated
Lesson: Trans people make the best trans sources.
On Mar 29, 2018 by Ana Valens
News anchor rushes to put on makeup in hilarious Facebook Live video
‘I broke my bronzer!’
On Mar 2, 2018 by David Britton
White reporter resigns after her attempt to jokingly use the N-word with a source
She said she had good intentions.
On May 4, 2017 by Samantha Grasso
Why you really shouldn’t rely on the Internet for health advice
All you need is this ‘one simple trick.’
On Apr 11, 2016 by Cynthia McKelvey
Publish the Panama Papers—all of them
Welcome to the era of mega-leaks.
On Apr 11, 2016 by J.M. Porup
Science magazine writer fired after controversial story
Behind the ‘breakdown of trust.’
On Mar 12, 2016 by Cynthia McKelvey
A female Lebanese news anchor was told to shut up—here’s what she did instead
Rima Karaki is making a name for herself as a take-no-prisoners host.
On Mar 6, 2015 by Marisa Kabas
How Reddit ruined ‘Serial’—and journalism
How is it that we know everything about Serial from the subreddit, and not from the podcast itself?
On Dec 20, 2014 by EJ Dickson
Gawker, Anonymous, an FBI informant, and the stolen emails that never existed
When Anonymous hackers are your source, things get messy.
On Nov 14, 2014 by Andrew Blake, Daniel Stuckey
#IfTheyGunnedMeDown blasts media’s take on Mike Brown slaying
A thought experiment reveals the depths of journalistic bias.
On Aug 11, 2014 by Miles Klee
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