We get things wrong sometimes. When we do, we would rather fix it in the open than hope nobody noticed.

How to report an error

Tell us through the contact form. Include the article and, if you can, the source showing the correct information. Every report is checked.

What we do about it

If a factual claim is wrong, we correct the article and add a dated correction note explaining what changed. We do not silently edit an error out of existence, because a reader who acted on the old version deserves to know it was wrong.

Minor fixes such as typographical errors, broken links or clumsy wording are made without a note, since nothing about the substance has changed.

Where a figure has become out of date rather than having been wrong, we update it and change the year the article states it applies to.

Withdrawals

If an article turns out to be wrong in a way that cannot be repaired by correcting it, we unpublish it rather than leave it up.

Timing

Corrections take priority over other work. We aim to action a confirmed error within two working days of verifying it.