elow are brief annotated references to articles about hoaxes, and other bad information, which appeared in the news. We offer this listing as anecdotal evidence of what can happen when journalists, experts or other professionals fail to follow proper research procedures. Good research habits include identifying sources, assessing their expertise and verifying information found.

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Hoaxes and Other Bad Information in the News

	Format for Printing this List	Related Sites Accuracy in Media The Fact Checker FactCheck.org Newspaper Credibility Handbook PolitiFact Regret the Error
	Urban Myth Reported as News
	Who Wrote That Letter to the Editor?
	Wired News Releases Source Review
	The Christmas Lights Hoax
	Internet Hoax Hoodwinks McNealy
	The Bhopal Hoax
	Fake News Travels Fast
	Web Hoax Fools News Services
	AP Meteor Crash Report Was a Hoax
	Hoax Soaks Aliso Viejo
	Who's the Devil in the Details?
	The Long and Winding Cyberhoax
	Misguided Missile?