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If something on The War On News is wrong, we correct it in public.
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Email corrections@thewaronnews.com with the address of the page, the statement you believe is wrong and what the record should say instead, with a source link if you have one. Software can file the same request through the suggest_correction tool on the site's MCP endpoint at /mcp. Tips about incidents not yet recorded go to tips@thewaronnews.com.
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We acknowledge every correction request within 48 hours, then check the statement against its source and against what you sent. If we conclude that no correction is needed, we reply with our reasons.
How a correction appears
The corrected statement supersedes the old one, and a dated note on the entry says what changed and when. The earlier text stays visible in the entry's history. Nothing is changed silently. Every correction is also listed in the public log at /corrections/log, with the date, the page and what changed.
Corrections and updates
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Disputes about wording
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Correction log
| Date | Change | Page | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | record revised | /incidents/1998-serbia-public-information-act-fines | Correction: the outcome_on column is corrected to 2000-10-01 (month known, day not stated in the source; the 1st is used as this schema's day-precision placeholder for a month-only date) to match the record's own outcome note, already correct ("The law was suspended after Milosevic lost power in October 2000"), now directly sourced (U.S. Department of State, 2002 country report). |
| 2026-09-23 | record revised | /incidents/1950-south-africa-suppression-of-communism-act | Correction: the Act's own communism-suppression provision (s55) was repealed on 1991-07-31 (O'Malley Archive chronology, "31 July 1991 ... Abolished s 55"), a more precise outcome date than the general February 1990 lifting of banning orders under the act and its successors, which remains true and is kept in the outcome note. |
| 2026-09-23 | record revised | /incidents/1981-haiti-duvalier-radio-haiti-inter-exile | Correction: the raid, arrests and Dominique's exile began on 1980-11-28 (Amnesty International, Haiti report, "raided by the Duvalier security forces on 28 November 1980"), not generically "1981". |
| 2026-09-23 | record revised | /incidents/1950-south-africa-suppression-of-communism-act | Correction: the Act commenced on 1950-07-17 (South African TRC Final Report, Vol. 1, chronology of apartheid legislation, "Commenced: 17 July 1950"), not March 17, 1950. |
| 2026-09-23 | claim superseded | /claims/729 | Correction: the raid, arrests and Dominique's exile began on 1980-11-28 (Amnesty International, Haiti report, "raided by the Duvalier security forces on 28 November 1980"), not generically "1981". |
| 2026-09-23 | record revised | /incidents/2024-louisiana-enacts-police-buffer-zone-law | Correction: prose date brought in line with the record: the governor signed HB 173 on 2024-05-24 (claim 110, Louisiana Legislature bill history). |
| 2026-09-23 | record revised | /incidents/2025-pentagon-issues-new-press-credentialing-rules | Correction: prose date brought in line with the record: the rules were made public on 2025-09-19 (claim 109, NPR 2025-09-20). |
| 2026-09-23 | record revised | /incidents/2025-white-house-bars-ap-gulf-of-america | Correction: prose date brought in line with the record: the exclusion of AP began on 2025-02-11 (claim 108, VOA 2025-02-12). |
| 2026-09-23 | record revised | /incidents/2024-slovakia-dissolves-rtvs-creates-stvr | Correction: the act was promulgated and STVR succeeded RTVS on 2024-07-01 (European Audiovisual Observatory, IRIS 2024-8:1/24), not 2024-07-04. |
| 2026-09-23 | record revised | /incidents/2013-ecuador-communications-law-supercom | Correction: the reform of the Communication Law was published on 2019-02-20 (Registro Oficial No. 432, supplement, as cited by ARCOTEL); no source supports 2018-07-24. |
| 2026-09-23 | record revised | /incidents/2020-federal-officers-target-journalists-portland-injunction | Correction: the order covering federal officers was issued on 2020-07-23 (ACLU of Oregon, 2020-07-23); the 2020-07-16 preliminary injunction applied to the Portland police. |
| 2026-09-23 | claim superseded | /claims/490 | Refiled as a status claim: the 2020-07-16 preliminary injunction applied to the Portland police; the order covering federal agents is dated 2020-07-23. |
| 2026-09-23 | record revised | /incidents/2025-congress-rescinds-cpb-funding | Correction: the rescission became law on 2025-07-24 (Public Law 119-28, "Approved July 24, 2025"); 2025-07-18 was the date of final congressional action as reported. |
| 2026-09-23 | record revised | /incidents/2025-fcc-carr-news-distortion-complaints-nbc-cbs | Correction: Carr reinstated the complaints on 2025-01-22 (U.S. Press Freedom Tracker entry dated 2025-01-22); 2025-01-29 is the date of the demand for the CBS transcript. |
| 2026-09-23 | record revised | /incidents/2025-trump-sues-new-york-times-15-billion | Correction: the complaint was filed on 2025-09-15 (docket entry and case summary, Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse); 2025-09-16 is the date of The New York Times Company's public response. |
| 2026-09-23 | record revised | /incidents/2023-nicaragua-strips-journalists-citizenship | Correction: the appeals court announced the decision on Wednesday, 2023-02-15 (Al Jazeera, 2023-02-16, "said in a statement on Wednesday"), not 2023-02-16. |
| 2026-09-23 | record revised | /incidents/2021-belarus-blocks-tutby-arrests-staff | Correction: the raids, blocking and arrests took place on 2021-05-18 (CPJ, 2021-05-18: "Today, officers ... raided"), not 2021-05-19. The later "extremist" designation of August 2021 is a separate event. |
| 2026-09-22 | record revised | /incidents/2025-hong-kong-convicts-jimmy-lai-under-national-security-law | Correction: the conviction date is 2025-12-15, as the cited source states; the claim value read 2025-12-14. |
| 2026-09-22 | claim superseded | /claims/111 | Correction: the conviction date is 2025-12-15, as the cited source states; the claim value read 2025-12-14. |
| 2026-09-22 | record revised | /incidents/2024-louisiana-enacts-police-buffer-zone-law | Correction: the Louisiana Legislature's bill history records the governor's signature on 2024-05-24 (Act 259, effective 2024-08-01); the earlier date came from a news report. |
| 2026-09-22 | claim superseded | /claims/110 | Correction: the Louisiana Legislature's bill history records the governor's signature on 2024-05-24 (Act 259, effective 2024-08-01); the earlier date came from a news report. |
| 2026-09-22 | record revised | /incidents/2025-pentagon-issues-new-press-credentialing-rules | Correction: the rules were made public on 2025-09-19 (NPR, 2025-09-20), not 2025-09-21. The Guardian (2025-09-20) reports the memo was issued the day before. |
| 2026-09-22 | claim superseded | /claims/109 | Correction: the rules were made public on 2025-09-19 (NPR, 2025-09-20), not 2025-09-21. The Guardian (2025-09-20) reports the memo was issued the day before. |
| 2026-09-22 | record revised | /incidents/2025-white-house-bars-ap-gulf-of-america | Correction: the exclusion of AP began on 2025-02-11 (VOA, 2025-02-12, reporting the Tuesday Oval Office event), not 2025-02-16. |
| 2026-09-22 | claim superseded | /claims/108 | Correction: the exclusion of AP began on 2025-02-11 (VOA, 2025-02-12, reporting the Tuesday Oval Office event), not 2025-02-16. |
| 2026-09-22 | claim superseded | /claims/107 | Corrected statement wording (seed repair pass) |
| 2026-09-22 | claim superseded | /claims/106 | Corrected statement wording (seed repair pass) |