Trust & transparency
Corrections policy
Updated 2026-05-27. Editorial doctrine; changes via versioned commit.
The plain promise
We fix mistakes in public. Every published correction stays attached to the story it corrects — readers see exactly what we got wrong and what's true.
Four kinds of correction
- Typo — a misspelled name, a wrong date format, a duplicated word. We fix the text and note the change quietly.
- Correction — a factual error in what we said happened, where, when, or to whom. We rewrite the affected passage and publish a note explaining the change.
- Attribution — a quote or claim attributed to the wrong person, or missing a citation that should have been there. We fix the attribution and credit the correct source.
- Retraction — the story or a claim within it does not stand. We mark the retraction prominently at the top of the article and explain what we got wrong and why.
How to flag an error
Email the corrections desk or message the byline. Every report is reviewed by the editor on duty within 24 hours.
Version history
Every edit to a published story is preserved. You can see the prior version of any article by following the "history" link at the bottom of the piece.