15 Of The Best, Worst, And Funniest Article Corrections From 2019
"A previous version of this post misidentified the type of clothing worn by the chicken in the drawing."
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This correction is crueler than jail time
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A+ correction
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Greatest. Correction. Ever.
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Happy Tuesday
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Lmao at this @nytimes correction
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just a spectacular correction here
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Good NYT correction today
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good new yorker correction
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Love you, @washingtonpost
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My story about @PeteButtigieg ends with him referring to the “failures of the Obama era.” That’s an inaccurate quote — the result of transcribing a noisy recording at a loud rally. His exact words were “failures of the old normal”
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Hey @NPR you should delete this—the story says the report has been retracted by the authors but I’m still seeing people share this tweet https://t.co/EMlmUXscCH
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Yikes. The correction at the end of the op-ed is a lengthy one.😬 https://t.co/bGcdrIXtHN
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This story is like 30% corrections. On one hand, I'm glad it's not us. But also, I have sympathy pains. (h/t @JillianQJA for the find) #newsroomlife | Black families once lived off their southern farmland. Their descendants are struggling to hold onto it. https://t.co/yLLGlqb02f
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The Daily News did not issue a correction for the three errors in this story. :(
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The ultimate correction:
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Dru Moorhouse is the copy chief for BuzzFeed News and is based in Los Angeles.
Contact Drusilla Moorhouse at dru.moorhouse@buzzfeed.com.
Got a confidential tip? Submit it here.
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Sarah Schweppe is a senior copy editor for BuzzFeed News and is based in New York.
Contact Sarah Schweppe at sarah.schweppe@buzzfeed.com.
