What we got wrong.

Every correction to an answer is listed here: what the answer said, what was wrong and what changed. Nothing is fixed quietly.

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The log.

No corrections yet. When there is one, it is listed here the day it is made.

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A person reads every report.

How a correction works.

1

A report reaches the desk

From the answer, from WhatsApp, or from this page. Every report gets a number.

2

A person re-checks

Against the two sources, by someone who did not sign off the original.

3

The answer is corrected

The old wording, the new wording and the reason are listed here.

4

You hear back

If you left an email, you are told what was found, whichever way it went.