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Corrections

Reporting an error

If you believe an article contains an error, contact the Silent Dossier Editorial Desk with the article, the specific claim in question, and a short explanation of the suspected error. Every report is reviewed before a change is made.

Email editor@silentdossier.com and include a link to the article.

How corrections are classified

Once a report is confirmed, it is recorded at one of four severities:

  • Cosmetic correction -- a wording, formatting, or typographical fix that does not change the article's substance.
  • Material correction -- a fix to a detail that changes the article's substance but not its overall conclusion.
  • Correction (new edition) -- an error significant enough that a new, corrected edition of the article is published in its place.
  • Retraction -- the article's central claim cannot be supported and the article is withdrawn.

Visible correction history

Corrections are not made silently. When a correction is recorded against a content-available edition, a correction notice naming the severity and the change appears directly on that article, alongside the rest of the article's edition history. Corrections are reviewed and approved through the same editorial process that gates original publication. No correction is issued without that approval.

As with original publication, every correction requires a separate editorial approval before it becomes public.

Author of record: Silent Dossier Editorial Desk.

Corrections issued