Our corrections policy
Forever News Media corrects errors promptly, visibly and without quietly rewriting history. Accuracy is the foundation of our credibility; when we fall short, this policy governs what happens next.
How to request a correction
Use the form on our Contact page and choose the clearest description of your request. Include the story headline, its publication date, the specific statement you believe is wrong, and — wherever possible — a source or document we can check. Requests with evidence are resolved fastest. You do not need to be the subject of a story to request a correction; any reader may flag an error.
What we do next
A member of the desk verifies the claim against our sources. If the story is wrong, we correct it and append a dated correction note to the article explaining what changed. Material errors — wrong names, figures, dates, quotations or conclusions — are always noted in the story itself. Minor typographical errors that do not affect meaning may be fixed without a note. If we find the story is accurate, we will write back and explain the basis for our reporting.
Timelines and escalation
We aim to acknowledge correction requests within one business day and to resolve straightforward factual questions within three. Complex requests may take longer, and we will keep you informed. If you are dissatisfied with the outcome, you may ask for a review by a senior editor; that review is final within our newsroom, and its reasoning will be shared with you.
Updates versus corrections
Developing stories are updated as facts arrive; updates add new information and are timestamped. A correction, by contrast, fixes something we published that was wrong. We never delete a published story to hide an error. In the rare event a story must be removed for legal or safety reasons, we leave a notice in its place explaining that a removal occurred.
What counts as an error
An error is a published statement that was wrong when published: a misspelled name, a wrong figure, a misattributed quotation, a false premise or a conclusion the underlying facts did not support. Disagreement with emphasis, framing or selection is not an error, but we read such complaints carefully too — they tell us where our fairness may be falling short, and fairness complaints are logged and reviewed by a senior editor alongside factual ones.
Anonymous and third-party flags
You may flag an error anonymously, though a reachable correspondent helps us verify quickly. We also act on errors we find ourselves, whether through staff review, source notification or reader research, and we do not wait for a complaint when our own desk spots a mistake. The integrity of the archive matters more than the comfort of having published it.
Clarifications, updates and editor’s notes
Not every change to a published story is a correction. Where a developing story moves on, we update it with new confirmed information and, where the change is material, note the time and nature of the update within the article. Where wording was accurate but unclear, we may add a clarification note rather than alter the original text. Where an error is fundamental to a story’s premise, editors may attach an editor’s note, re-report the story, or — exceptionally, where a piece should not have been published — remove it with an explanation on this page. Silent substantive rewriting is prohibited.
Standing record and annual review
Correction notes form part of the permanent article record for as long as the article remains published, and are treated as part of the reporting file whenever a subject is covered again. The standards editor reviews correction patterns quarterly to identify recurring weaknesses and feeds the findings into desk training and pre-publication checks; material lessons are reflected in updates to this policy and our Code of Ethics.
