Corrections Policy
Errors get corrected openly, not silently deleted.
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Our commitment
When we get something wrong, we say so — publicly, promptly, and without burying it. Corrections happen in the open, on the article itself, not through silent edits.
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Types of changes
- Correction — the original story contained a factual error: a wrong name, date, figure, quote, or claim.
- Clarification — the original story was accurate but stated in a way that could be misread; we’ve reworded for clarity.
- Update — new, relevant information has come in on a developing story. Where possible, we update the existing article rather than publish a near-duplicate, so the most current version stays the one readers and search find.
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How a correction happens
- Anyone — a reader, a source, or someone we wrote about — can flag a possible error.
- The claim is reviewed against our reporting and, where needed, the original source.
- Once confirmed, we update the article and add a visible, dated note on the piece describing what changed.
- The article’s last-updated timestamp reflects the correction. We only update that timestamp for genuinely substantive changes — not routine copy edits.
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How fast
We aim to review and resolve flagged errors promptly.
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Severity
- Minor — typos, misspelled names, wrong dates or titles. Corrected promptly with a brief note.
- Significant — an error material to the substance of the story. Corrected with a visible, descriptive note explaining what was wrong and what changed.
- Outing or privacy errors — treated as a distinct, urgent category, not a standard correction. This means immediate removal or redaction of the identifying material pending review, escalation straight to [accountable editor], and direct follow-up with the person affected about further remediation. This is a safety response first and a correction second.
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What we don't do
- We don’t silently edit a published story to fix a substantive error without a visible note.
- We don’t delete a story to make an error disappear — except in the outing/safety scenario above, or at the direction of legal counsel.
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Report an error
Email corrections@qminnesota.com with the article link and what you believe is wrong.
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