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Oy, let the Heath Ledger mistakes begin

January 25, 2008 – 8:00 am

A photo on Page 3 yesterday showed Conrad Veidt in “The Man Who Laughs,” a 1928 silent film, not Heath Ledger as the Joker. Link
Thanks, Christine and G!

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Player, coach… whatever

January 7, 2008 – 8:00 am

A quote by Lakers coach Phil Jackson reported in yesterday’s Daily News was incorrectly identified as being said about Kobe Bryant. Jackson was instead speaking about Knicks coach Isiah Thomas. Link
Thanks, Daniel!

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One columnist’s confession

January 7, 2008 – 8:00 am

FishBowlNY spotted a column by John Baer of the Philadelphia Daily News in which the writer fesses up to the mistakes he made in 2007. It’s a cleansing read:
…This is the year-end column in which I admit mistakes I made in the name of truth-seeking - some of them sort of technical, others just plain [...]

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Fun with photos

November 13, 2007 – 8:00 am

Two photos were misidentified in yesterday’s Daily News. A photo of Joan Countryman was misidentified as Lerato Nomvuyo Mzamane. Also, a photo of Hakim Glover was misidentified as John “Jordan” Lewis. Link

What they don’t tell you: John “Jordan” Lewis confessed to killing a police officer.
Thanks, Daniel!

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Media hoaxed by fake Ryan Seacrest interview

February 6, 2006 – 8:00 am

On Thursday the Trentonian newspaper reported about a New Jersey radio DJ who had a heated exchange with Ryan Seacrest about whether or not he was gay. From the story:
“Ryan,” Carton said, “Are you gay?”
Silence.
“Ryan, are you a homosexual?”
With that, Seacrest was headed for the door.
“I can’t stay here, man,” Seacrest said. “I gotta jet.”
The [...]

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Oops, she didn’t say that

March 22, 2005 – 8:00 am

Looks like fake quotes have, like, struck again, this time in a Washington Post “Names & Faces” column:
The March 18 Names & Faces column included a quote that was
attributed to Britney Spears via Allure magazine. The quote was
actually a spoof, written by a Philadelphia Daily News reporter, of an
Allure interview with Spears. The spoof was [...]

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