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"The MailOnline occasionally publishes stories containing illegal images of underage children.[1] While these images are usually removed after some time, allegations have been made of a close relationship between the MailOnline and the police forces by [who?]." [2]

Fact checking failures or misleading articles

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  • In April 2012, MailOnline published an article about a dentist who pulled out her ex-boyfriend's teeth, which was exposed as a hoax by MSNBC.com.[3][4][5]

In October 2011, MailOnline and several other newspapers mistakenly published articles on Amanda Knox's trial, reporting that the appeal led to upholding the original guilty verdict, which was incorrect; the verdict was overturned.[6][7] The mistakenly published article included fabricated quotes and falsely claimed she was put on suicide watch.[8][9]

In June 2010, The Guardian reported that MailOnline had published an inaccurate story about an iPhone 4 recall, based on a Twitter message by a Steve Jobs impersonator.[10]

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In March 2012, Poynter published an article describing multiple examples of MailOnline using material from other news websites without credit.[11]

Wrongful/unfounded accusations

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Misrepresentation of evidence/facts

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Leveson Inquiry

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References

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  1. ^ http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/voices/2012/06/sex-children-and-mail-online
  2. ^ http://tabloid-watch.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/mailonline-publishes-creepshots.html
  3. ^ Eric Tennant (8 May 2012). "Story of vengeful jilted dentist was too good to be true". MSNBC.com. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  4. ^ Jonathan Lemire (28 April 2012). "Sweet revenge: Dentist pulls ALL of ex-boyfriend's teeth out after getting dumped". New York Daily News. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Vengeful Polish dentist story reported to be a hoax". Fox News. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Daily Mail inquiry into 'Knox guilty' blunder". PressGazette. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  7. ^ Joel Gunter (4 October 2011). "Daily Mail criticised over Amanda Knox guilty story". journalism.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  8. ^ Stuart Kemp (3 October 2011). "Amanda Knox Verdict: Daily Mail's Website Posts Wrong Decision". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 5 January 2013. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  9. ^ Greenslade, Roy (4 October 2011). "The Guardian on the false Mail Online Amanda Knox verdict". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  10. ^ Charles Arthur (28 June 2010). "Daily Mail fooled by fake Steve Jobs tweet on iPhone 4 recall". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  11. ^ "Editor of Daily Mail's website defends attribution practices in face of growing criticism". poynter.org. Retrieved 6 January 2013.