> Corrections Policy

When we get something wrong, we say so — publicly, on the article itself, rather than editing it quietly.

What counts as a correction

A correction is any edit that fixes a factual error a reader relied on — a wrong number, an incorrectly attributed claim, a misstated fact about what happened. Routine copyediting (fixing a typo, tightening a sentence, adding a missing link) is not logged as a correction, since treating every minor edit as a public correction would make the log noise rather than signal.

How corrections are logged

When a factual correction is made to a published article, it's recorded with the date and a description of what changed and why. That record appears directly on the article page, permanently — it is never removed once added.

How to report an error

If you spot something wrong in one of our articles, please contact us with the article URL and details. We review reports and correct genuine errors promptly.