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Wisconsin Watch prides itself on robust fact-checking protocols<\/a>, but we’re still humans and therefore not perfect. When an error slips by, the best thing we can do to keep our readers\u2019 trust is own up to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our policy is to correct stories promptly and openly. If we find an error, we will fix the story and note on the page what has been corrected. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As most news outlets do, we distinguish between corrections (for mistakes) and clarifications (for vague or misleading content).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you think we\u2019ve made a mistake in a story, tell us<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below are examples of what corrections on our stories look like. Click on each image to see the corresponding story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wisconsin Watch prides itself on robust fact-checking protocols, but we’re still humans and therefore not perfect. When an error slips by, the best thing we can do to keep our readers\u2019 trust is own up to it. Our policy is to correct stories promptly and openly. If we find an error, we will fix the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1260143,"menu_order":40,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"gigafact_has_fact_brief":false,"gigafact_remote_fact_brief_post_id":0,"gigafact_remote_sync_timestamp":"","gigafact_remote_sync_status":"","gigafact_remote_sync_response":"","gigafact_has_been_published":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"newspack_content_restriction_is_exempt":false,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_hide_page_title":false,"newspack_show_share_buttons":false,"footnotes":""},"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[1745],"class_list":["post-1415","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"fact_brief":null,"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/home\/corrections\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"WebPage","headline":"Corrections and clarifications","url":"http:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/home\/corrections\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/home\/corrections\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":""},"articleSection":"News & Announcements","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Wisconsin Watch"}],"creator":["Wisconsin Watch"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Wisconsin Watch","logo":"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ww-logo-footer-1.png"},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2025-10-21T20:33:43Z","datePublished":"2025-10-21T20:33:43Z","dateModified":"2025-10-21T21:19:23Z"},"rendered":"