Corrections

Reporting a mistake

Email and tell us the article, the passage, and, if possible, the source that contradicts it.

What we do

1. We check the report against the sources, starting with the official texts and the original data.
2. If the mistake is confirmed, we fix it everywhere it appears: the introduction, the “Key takeaways” box, the body of the article, the FAQ, and every edition of the magazine.
3. We note it at the end of the article: “Corrected [date]: what changed.” A simple typo gets fixed without a note; a factual error never does.

Our priorities

Mistakes involving safety or regulations come first: we check them and, if needed, fix them as quickly as possible. Other reports are handled in the order they come in. A correction is carried over to every edition of the magazine where the mistake appears, and to any other article that repeated the same information.

Corrections stay on the record

A factual error is never quietly erased: the correction note stays at the bottom of the article, even after a major update. Corrections are decided by the editorial team, under the responsibility of the director of publication, once the sources have been checked. If we don’t act on a report, we explain why to the person who sent it, citing the sources that lead us to a different conclusion. We’d rather own up to a mistake than let it spread.

Corrected, updated, checked: three different dates

“Corrected” marks a mistake that has been fixed. “Updated” marks a substantial revision of the article. “Checked” means its sources were reviewed again and nothing needed to change. You’ll find the details of how we work in our method.

Updated October 26, 2026