Corrections

Everyone makes mistakes. What differs is how a publication handles them. This page describes what happens to a factual error once it is confirmed.

What counts as a correction

A substantive correction changes the meaning, a figure, a name, a date or a conclusion. It carries a note at the foot of the story saying what was corrected and when. Typos, grammar and style we fix silently — flagging those only gets in the reader's way.

How to report an error

Write to editor@sorry-nda.com. Include a link to the story, the exact statement you believe is wrong, and what your objection rests on: a document, an official statement, financial reporting, a public register.

What happens next

We check the objection against the primary source. Confirmed: we fix the story in all six language editions, add the note and write back telling you exactly what changed. Not confirmed: we write back too, with an explanation. Silence is not an answer we give.

What we do not do

We do not take a story down at the request of its subject and we do not rewrite history after the fact: a correction is added to the text rather than quietly replacing it. A story is removed in full only for a proven error that leaves it meaningless, or on a legal requirement.

The principles behind this procedure are in the editorial policy. Other reasons to write are on the contact page.