Corrections
Daily Watch Reports corrects errors. This page explains how the corrections process works, the difference between a correction, a clarification, and an update, and how to request a correction. It also serves as the public corrections log — significant corrections are recorded here as they occur.
Our Commitment
No publication gets every fact right in every story. What distinguishes a trustworthy publication is not the absence of errors but what it does when errors occur. At Daily Watch Reports, we correct mistakes promptly, visibly, and without minimizing what went wrong. We do not bury corrections in footnotes or issue vague “clarifications” that obscure the nature of an error. If we were wrong, we say we were wrong.
Types of Corrections
Corrections
A correction is issued when a published story contained a factual error — a wrong date, a misidentified person, an inaccurate statistic, a misquote, or any other claim of fact that we published incorrectly. The correction replaces or amends the erroneous information and is accompanied by a correction note that states what was wrong and what the accurate information is. Correction notes appear at the top of the article, not at the bottom.
Clarifications
A clarification is issued when published information was technically accurate but was presented in a way that was likely to mislead readers — for example, a statistic that was correct in isolation but missing context that would materially change how readers understood it. A clarification note explains what additional context has been added and why.
Updates
An update is issued when a story that was accurate when published has since been overtaken by new developments. Updates do not indicate a prior error — they reflect that a situation has changed. Update notes appear at the top of the article and indicate when the update was added.
How to Request a Correction
If you believe a Daily Watch Reports story contains a factual error, write to us at [email protected] with the subject line “Correction Request.” Please include:
- The URL of the story in question
- The specific claim you believe is inaccurate
- What you believe the accurate information to be
- Any supporting documentation or sources you can share
We review every correction request. If our investigation confirms an error, we issue a correction within one business day. If we determine that the published information was accurate, we will explain our reasoning. We do not issue corrections on the basis of a subject’s preference for how events are characterized — only on the basis of factual inaccuracy.
Corrections Log
Significant corrections — those involving material factual errors in published stories — are logged here with the date of the correction, the story affected, and a brief description of what was corrected. This log is maintained indefinitely.
No corrections have been logged to date. This log will be updated as corrections are issued.
A Note on Deletions
We do not delete published stories because a subject finds them unflattering or because a story no longer serves a subject’s interests. Stories are unpublished only in exceptional circumstances — for example, if continuing to host a story creates a genuine safety risk to a named individual. In such cases, we replace the story with a note explaining that it has been removed and the reason for the removal. We do not simply make stories disappear.