Corrections Policy

Every newsroom makes mistakes. What distinguishes a trustworthy one is what it does next. At Cubed News, the fourth of our four rules is unambiguous — correct or remove — and this page explains how we honour it. We fix errors in the open, we disclose what changed, and we never quietly pretend a mistake did not happen. Accountability that the public can see is the only kind worth having.

This policy works alongside our editorial policy and our fact-checking policy. Rigorous checking before publication is how we try to be right; transparent correction after publication is how we make it right when we are not.

What We Correct

We correct material errors of fact — a wrong number, date, name, title, quotation, location, or any assertion that is simply inaccurate. We also address errors of context or omission where leaving them uncorrected would mislead a reasonable reader about the substance of a story, even if no single sentence is technically false.

Not every change is a correction. Fixing a typo, a broken link, or a formatting glitch that does not alter meaning is routine maintenance and is made without a formal notice. But the moment an edit changes the factual substance or the meaning a reader would take away, it crosses into correction territory and is disclosed.

How We Correct

When we correct a material error, we do it transparently on the affected article. The substance is fixed in the text, and a clear correction note records what was changed and when, so the record reflects both the error and its repair. We do not edit the substance of a published piece silently and leave readers none the wiser.

Depending on the nature of the mistake, our response may take one of several forms:

• Correction — a factual error is fixed and a note discloses what was wrong and what it now says.
• Clarification — wording that was accurate but open to misreading is sharpened, with a note explaining the clarification.
• Update — a developing story is amended to reflect new information, with the change noted so readers can see the article has moved on.
• Removal — where a central claim proves unsupportable and cannot be salvaged by correction, the claim, or in rare cases the article, is removed rather than left standing as if true.

The more serious the error, the more prominent the disclosure. A significant mistake at the heart of a story warrants a clearly visible correction, not a footnote.

How to Report an Error

If you believe we have published something inaccurate, we want to know — and reader vigilance is one of the most valuable checks we have. Please write to corrections@cubednews.com and include, as far as you can:

• the article in question — a title or link;
• the specific claim or passage you believe is wrong;
• what you believe the accurate position is; and
• any source or supporting information that backs it up.

The more precise your message, the faster we can assess it. We review correction requests in good faith, check the claim against the available evidence under our fact-checking standards, and respond by correcting the record where the request is well-founded. Submitting a request does not guarantee a change — some disputes turn on interpretation rather than fact — but every credible report is taken seriously and investigated.

For editorial feedback, story tips, or questions about our standards more broadly, write to editorial@cubednews.com.

Corrections Log

In the interest of transparency, material corrections will be recorded here as well as on the articles themselves, so that our track record is open to inspection.

No corrections have been issued yet. Logged corrections will appear here.

Our Commitment

Cubed News is a young publication, and we are under no illusion that we will be flawless. We are committed to being honest when we err — promptly, visibly, and without defensiveness. A correction is not an embarrassment to be minimised; it is the system working as intended. If you ever feel we have handled a mistake poorly, or failed to act on a legitimate report, tell us, and we will look again. The willingness to be corrected is, in the end, what gives the rest of our work its credibility.