Corrections Policy

We get things wrong sometimes. When we do, we want to know about it so we can fix it openly. This page explains how that works.

Reporting an error

If you spot a factual error, a misattribution, a broken or misleading link, or a misrepresentation of a person or institution in any of our articles, please tell us through our contact page.

It helps if your report includes:

The URL of the article in question
The specific passage or claim you believe is wrong
What you believe is the correct information
A link to a primary source that supports your version, if you have one

What we correct

We correct factual errors: wrong names, dates, places, figures, case numbers, technical attributions, and quotations. We correct broken or wrongly-targeted links. We correct misrepresentations that materially change the meaning of a claim.

We do not rewrite history. Stylistic preferences, editorial framing the subject disagrees with, and lawful criticism are not corrections. Disagreements about framing are better handled through a published response, which we are happy to consider.

How corrections are disclosed

When we correct a material error in a published article, we add a dated correction note within the article itself explaining what was changed and why. We do not silently overwrite the previous version of the claim.

Trivial fixes — typos, broken formatting, or link rot — may be made without a public note, since they do not change the meaning of the article.

Response time

We are a small editorial team and we do not run a 24/7 newsroom. We aim to acknowledge correction requests within a few working days, investigate them as quickly as the underlying primary sources allow, and publish the correction (or explain why we believe the original article is accurate) as soon as the investigation concludes.

Takedown requests

Takedown and correction are different. Our default for published articles is to correct, not to delete: removing an article from the public record erases both the original claim and any subsequent correction, which damages accountability rather than serving it.

We will consider takedown in narrow circumstances: when continued publication would put a named victim of cybercrime at further risk, when a court order requires it, or when a story turns out to be wholly unsubstantiated. Send takedown requests via the contact page with the article URL and the specific harm or order you are citing.