Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for user created content, posts, comments, Wire service provided by AFP and Press Association. Irish sport images provided by Inpho Photography You can obtain a copy of theĬode, or contact the Council, at PH: (01) 6489130, Lo-Call 1890 208 080 or email: images provided by Press AssociationĪnd RollingNews.ie unless otherwise stated. Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice. The Journal supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and the Office of the Press But most of all, we’re a little sad that Shakira and Madonna aren’t certified geniuses.Ħ hashtags we need to stop using right now> The internet’s ugliest shoes prompt amusing reviews> But it’s a measure of just how easy it is get a catchy story out into the media ( remember this?) – and how the story hangs around even after being retracted.Īnyway, there are probably a couple of lessons here for the outlets involved. Bizarrely, Sinembargo quotes its own source as Notimex, Mexico’s official state news agency.īeyond that, the story is hard to trace. The source for all the stories appears to be this story from June 1 on Sinembargo, a Mexican online news site. The Huffington Post is the only one to have acknowledged the (apparent) fake – with an update noting that Mensa is “denying” issuing a list, but left the headline intact and body of the piece intact.
Strangely enough, they’re all still live. So the stories, it seems, are all completely false. Attempts are being made by Mensa to discover the source of these stories and to have false claims removed.
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