IANS Publishes 11-Year Old 2G Scam Story From TOI Advertorial
By Mohammed Kudrati Wire agency IANS published a story on a 2011 development in the 2G spectrum case as recent, which was also picked up by various news websites. While the story was published on several news websites through their syndicated automated feed, some websites edited the story but failed to notice the glaring error. This news development took place in April 2011, but was republished in today's Times of India (TOI) as an advertorial, part of a marketing campaign by Oreo, a sandwich cookie brand, owned by Mondelez. For the campaign, TOI republished their first page of today's print e...