Category Archives: Government

The Iran photo manipulation corrections

July 14, 2008 – 8:00 am

As you’re no doubt aware, a photograph purporting to show the successful test firing of four missiles by Iran was revealed to have been manipulated. In fact, only three missiles were successfully fired. The image, provided by the Iranian government, was distributed by Agence-France Presse and used by many media outlets. You can view some [...]

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The serial plagiarist in the White House

March 4, 2008 – 8:00 am

At the end of last week, it emerged that Timothy S. Goeglein, who until his resignation on Friday was the White House aide responsible for working with conservative and Christian groups, had plagiarized in one of his regular guest columns published in the News-Sentinel. Former News-Sentinel columnist Nancy Nall* revealed the plagiarism. From there, it [...]

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UK Parliament record to offer corrections

June 18, 2007 – 8:00 am

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Meet Governor Christ

January 15, 2007 – 8:00 am

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Paper apologizes after politicians criticize “cheap sex” articles

November 7, 2006 – 8:00 am

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Political staffer fired for plagiarism

October 5, 2006 – 8:00 am

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False tsunami warning sent to Alaskan media

February 7, 2006 – 8:00 am

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South Korean press law raises concerns about unwarranted corrections

January 25, 2006 – 8:00 am

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Government-funded group mistakenly “outs” Kevin Spacey in school lesson plan

January 19, 2006 – 8:00 am

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CNN (possibly) banned from Iran due to mistranslation

January 17, 2006 – 8:00 am

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Typo found on North Dakota vehicle registration cards

December 15, 2005 – 8:00 am

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Unreliable source

December 9, 2005 – 8:00 am

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A Presidential regret

January 14, 2005 – 2:06 pm

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