Correct visibly, explain clearly

• Include the article URL and the specific statement in question.
• Explain what appears wrong or incomplete.
• Link or attach a primary source when one is available.
• Disclose a relevant affiliation or conflict if it affects the request.

Courtesy helps, but evidence controls the outcome. A correction is not refused simply because a request is critical or adversarial.

An editor checks the published claim against its cited sources and any new evidence. The editor may correct the article, add context, clarify language, or decline the request with an editorial reason. Serious allegations and legal or safety-sensitive changes receive human review.

• A material factual correction receives a visible correction banner explaining the substance of the change.
• A meaningful update receives an updated timestamp and change note so readers can distinguish new reporting from the original publication.
• Minor spelling, formatting, or grammar fixes that do not change meaning may be made without a correction banner.
• A correction is not hidden by silently deleting and republishing the same article.

An error is treated the same regardless of whether AI assisted the pipeline. Confirmed fabrication, citation mismatch, or source-fidelity failure is corrected visibly and reviewed as a process failure, not excused as a software artifact.