This American Life Retraction
This American Life has retracted its story “Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory.” Ira Glass says that airing the episode was a mistake, asserting that Mike Daisey–whose one-act play was excerpted in the story—lied to Glass during the fact-checking process. Daisey has responded on his blog.
March 16th, 2012 at 12:23 pm
I wonder how often they fact-check David Sedaris, David Rakoff, or Sarah Vowell…