NYT corrects: Bald eagles’ poop isn’t purple
A New York Times correction delves into the nitty gritty of bald eagle and osprey poop:…
August 19, 2014
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The Wall Street Journal fails ‘Monsters of Greek Mythology 101’
Someone at the Wall Street Journal can't tell a Minotaur from a Cyclopes. As a result, the paper published…
July 25, 2014
Scottish paper issues correction after it claims prom couple were ‘the envy of their classmates’
Here's a wonderful backhanded correction from this week's edition of the Cumbernauld News, of Scotland:…
July 18, 2014
L.A. Times corrects report of author’s porn habits, man’s “endowment”
The Los Angeles Times offered a book review correction that's jam packed with porn and…
July 6, 2014
Ottawa Citizen apologizes to David Bowie for ‘Space Oddity’ accusation
In May, the Ottawa Citizen published an op-ed from a university professor that began with…
June 24, 2014
BuzzFeed faceplants in hockey story, then makes an amusing correction
When the Los Angels Kings won the Stanley Cup at home, lots of significant others,…
June 17, 2014
San Francisco Chronicle blog fails video game trivia, issues correction
The San Francisco Chronicle's pop culture critic had to issue a correction after he misstated the…
June 9, 2014
NPR corrects: Blame cow belches, not cow farts
An NPR story ended up on the wrong end of cows and their contribution to…
April 14, 2014
Correction: Argument was over dogs, not drugs
This correction from the U.K.'s Ayrshire Post was probably long awaited by one Mr. William…
April 4, 2014
Slate corrects: Man needs ‘five beers,’ not ‘five years’ to dance
Slate offers up a classic misquote correction: This post originally quoted photographer Tom Sanders as…
April 3, 2014
U.K. paper apologizes for misattributing ‘goat war’ comments
The Argus, a paper based in Brighton, England, would like to apologize for suggesting that…
March 12, 2014
Washington Post corrects: Drug lord was sleeping with his wife, not his secretary
A Washington Post story about the capture of a Mexican drug lord mistakenly said the…
February 25, 2014
The Economist offers a great drugs correction
The Economist with a lovely correction to a mistaken claim about its own coverage of…
February 9, 2014