Corrections

We get things wrong sometimes. When we do, we fix it in the open and we say what changed.

How we fix mistakes

• Nothing gets changed silently. If a published story had a fact wrong, we fix the story and add a dated note at the bottom that says what was wrong and what it says now.
• Every correction is logged on this page, newest first, with a link to the story.
• Corrections are for facts. Names, numbers, dates, quotes, who did what.
• Clarifications are for stories that were accurate but could be read the wrong way.
• Updates are for news that came in after we published. They get a dated note too, but they aren't corrections.
• Trackers. If a number in a tracker was wrong, the fixed number is noted with the date on the tracker and here.
• Print edition. A corrected story runs corrected in the next day's print edition.
• Typos and broken links get fixed without a note. They don't change what a story says.

See something wrong?

Tell us. Send the story, what's wrong and how you know. A document or a link helps.

Email: thedespoilerdayton@proton.me
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We check every request against the record. If you're right, we fix it and say so here.

The log

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