We get some things wrong. When that happens we say so, on the page that was wrong, and we explain what changed. This page is the standing rule for how that works.
The four levels
Every published change to a Trending Sheet article falls into one of four categories. The level we use is recorded on the article and reflects how serious the change is.
- Update.The story has moved on. New numbers, a later development, an additional source. Not a correction; the previous version was right at the time it published. We record an "updated" line and bump the dateModified field.
- Clarification. Something we wrote was technically accurate but easy to misread. We rewrite the relevant sentence and add a clarification note at the foot of the article. The previous wording is preserved in the note.
- Correction. Something we wrote was wrong. A number, a date, a name, a quote, an attribution. We fix it, note what was wrong and what the correct version is at the foot of the article, and bump the dateModified field. If the correction materially changes the meaning of the headline, the headline changes too and the change is logged.
- Retraction.A story should not have been published, or its central claim was wrong. The article is marked withdrawn at the top, the original copy is replaced with a brief explanation of what was wrong and why we are retracting, and the URL is preserved (we do not silently delete pages). Retractions are also flagged in the next morning's briefing.
How to ask for a correction
Anyone can request a correction. The fastest route is email to contact@trendingsheet.com with the article URL, the specific claim you believe is wrong, and a source for the correct version where one exists. We aim to respond within one business day. We will tell you whether we are correcting, clarifying, or holding the original (with our reasoning), and we will let you know when the change is live.
You do not need to be the subject of an article to request a correction. We treat reader corrections, expert corrections, and subject corrections under the same process.
Right of reply
If you or your organisation has been the subject of an article on this site and would like to respond on the record, email the address above. We will consider every request seriously. If we publish your response, we will append it to the original article rather than replacing the original copy, so the record stays intact.
What we do not do
We do not silently edit articles. Substantive changes are logged on the article. We do not unpublish stories to settle complaints; if a story is wrong it is corrected or retracted, openly. We do not remove a story from search engines unless the story has been retracted. Cached copies of corrected articles may persist on third-party platforms for a short period; we treat the version on this site as canonical.
Editor responsible
The editor responsible for corrections at Trending Sheet is the Editorial Team via contact@trendingsheet.com. Press, legal, and regulatory enquiries should also use this address in the first instance.
Public correction log
Major corrections and retractions across all Trending Sheet articles are recorded on each article's page in the corrections section at the foot. A consolidated public log of retractions and material corrections will be published here as the volume of corrections justifies a separate index.
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