Public Corrections Policy

Our position on errors

Peoples Feed writes about named living people. When we get something wrong, the correction belongs on the page where the error was, not in a quiet note somewhere else. We do not delete an article to make a mistake disappear, and we do not edit an article silently and pretend the original said something different.

Every change of substance to a published article is marked on that article, dated, and recorded in the public log at the bottom of this page.

To report an error, write to corrections@peoplesfeed.in.

The correction ladder

We use four steps. Which one applies depends on what changed, not on how embarrassing it is.

1. Typo

What it is: a spelling, punctuation, grammar or formatting error that does not change the meaning of any sentence. A broken internal link. A missing space.

What we do: fix it. No note on the page, no log entry. A misspelt personal name is not a typo. It is a correction, because a person’s name is a fact about them.

2. Clarification

What it is: the article was accurate but could reasonably be read to mean something we did not intend. Missing context that changes how a correct fact lands. An ambiguous attribution.

What we do: add or reword the text, and place a dated clarification note at the foot of the article. Logged.

3. Correction

What it is: a factual error. A wrong name, a wrong spelling of a name, a wrong designation, a wrong institution, a wrong number, a wrong date, a misattributed quote, a wrong source, an allegation described as a finding.

What we do: fix the text, place a dated correction note at the top of the article directly under the standfirst, say what was wrong and what it now says, and log it. The headline is corrected too if the error was in the headline.

4. Retraction

What it is: the central claim of the article is wrong, or the article should never have been published, for example because a required right of reply was not obtained, because a source turned out to be fabricated, or because the subject was misidentified.

What we do: the article is replaced by a retraction notice at the same URL. The notice states what the article claimed, what was wrong, when it was published, when it was retracted and why. The URL is not deleted, so that anyone who linked to the article, quoted it or saw it in a search result arrives at the correction rather than at nothing. Logged, and carried on our home page for at least 48 hours.

How a correction appears on the page

We use the same markup every time, so a reader and a machine can both find it.

A correction, placed at the top of the article under the standfirst

<p><strong>Correction, 11 September 2026:</strong> An earlier version of this
article said X. It has been corrected to Y. The source is [document], linked
below. We regret the error.</p>

A clarification, placed at the foot of the article

<p><strong>Clarification, 11 September 2026:</strong> This article has been
amended to make clear that [X]. The original text was accurate but could be
read to suggest [Y].</p>

An update note, for new information rather than an error

<p><strong>Update, 11 September 2026:</strong> [One or two sentences of what
is new, with the source.]</p>

A retraction, replacing the article body at the same URL

<h2>Retracted</h2>
<p><strong>Retraction, 11 September 2026.</strong> Peoples Feed has withdrawn
this article, published on [date] under the headline "[headline]". It stated
that [claim]. That claim was wrong because [reason]. The article should not
have been published. We apologise to [name or institution] and to our
readers.</p>

Alongside this, the page’s dateModified is updated in our structured data, and a visible “Last updated” date is shown on the article. We never change the published date to make an old article look new.

Update notes versus corrections

An update means the world moved: a case was decided, a figure was revised by the source, an officer was transferred, a reply arrived after publication. An update note goes under the lede, dated, and the article is marked as updated. An update is not an admission of error and is not logged as a correction.

A correction means we were wrong. It is logged.

Where an article said that a subject had not responded, and a response later arrives, we add it as an update and quote it in the same section as the claim.

Headlines

We change a published headline only to correct an inaccuracy, and we note the change on the article. We do not change headlines for performance after publication.

Our timelines

How to send us a correction we can act on

Write to corrections@peoplesfeed.in and include:

1. The full URL of the article.
2. The exact sentence, figure or headline you say is wrong, copied and pasted.
3. What the correct fact is.
4. The document that shows it: an order, a gazette notification, an official page, a published report, a court record or an institutional statement. A link is enough.
5. Your name and how to reach you, so we can write back. If you are the subject of the article or represent them, please say so.

You do not need to be the subject of an article to report an error in it. Anyone can.

Who decides

Corrections are decided by the Editor, Dr. Mayank Raj. The reporter who wrote the article does not decide whether their own article gets corrected. Where a correction concerns the Editor’s own article, it is reviewed by the Contributing Editor before publication.

The public corrections log

Every clarification, correction and retraction issued by Peoples Feed appears in this table, newest first, permanently. We do not remove old entries.

Annual summary

Once a year, on the anniversary of launch, we publish a short note stating how many corrections and retractions we issued in the preceding twelve months, how many were raised by readers and how many we found ourselves. The first summary is due on 11 September 2027.

Related policies

• Editorial Policy
• Fact-Checking Policy
• Grievance Redressal

Effective date: 11 September 2026
Last updated: 11 September 2026