Corrections
Slate’s mistakes.
In a March 19 Outward, June Thomas misspelled the names of Glee characters Burt Hummel and Coach Beiste.
In a March 19 Slatest, Joshua Keating misspelled Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat’s first name.
In a March 19 Slatest, Ben Mathis-Lilley misspelled Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s first name.
In a March 19 Slatest, Ben Mathis-Lilley misstated that Georgia State basketball coach Ron Hunter tore his ACL. He tore his Achilles tendon.
In a March 18 Behold, Jordan G. Teicher misstated that Géraldine Freyeisen worked on the documentary Lost Angels: Skid Row Is My Home. She watched the documentary.
In the headline of a March 18 Moneybox, Alison Griswold misstated that Germany had banned all Uber services. The court has only banned UberPOP, a peer-to-peer service that Uber offers.
In a March 18 Politics, Alec MacGillis misstated that Dwight Eisenhower's 1952 presidential nomination was uncontested. Eisenhower faced a challenge from Robert Taft.
In a March 18 Slatest, Ben Mathis-Lilley misspelled Sigma Alpha Mu.
In a March 17 Brow Beat, Jacob Rubin misstated that, in an SNL sketch, Dana Carvey had quoted Saddam Hussein as hypothetically saying “probably won't [invade].” He was hypothetically quoting George H.W. Bush.
In a March 17 Crime, Leon Neyfakh misidentified the title of Locked Out: Felon Disenfranchisement and American Democracy as Clocked Out.
In a March 17 Politics, John Dickerson misstated that Rep. Paul Ryan released the miniseries Comeback. It was released by OpportunityLives.com.
In a March 17 Politics, Alec MacGillis misstated that the U.S. Department of Agriculture did not return a call seeking comment.
In a March 17 Science, David Gorski misidentified University College London as University College of London.
In a March 17 Slatest, Ben Mathis-Lilley misstated that Benjamin Netanyahu had emailed supporters about Arabs voting in Israeli elections; he made the comments in a video.
In a March 17 Slatest, Josh Voorhees misstated that the GOP budget proposes $125 billion in cuts to SNAP over 10 years. The FY2016 budget does not give a specific figure for the proposed cuts to the program.
In a March 16 Lexicon Valley, Iva Cheung misspelled the last name of researcher Sara Owsley Sood.
In a March 16 Slatest, Ben Mathis-Lilley misstated that Tim Tebow has not played in an NFL regular-season game since 2015. He hasn’t played in one since 2012.
In a March 16 Slatest, Ben Mathis-Lilley misstated that Oregon Gov. Kate Brown planned to sign a voter registration law Monday. She had already signed it when the article was published.
A March 14 Slate Money misidentified Episode No. 44 of the podcast as Episode No. 45.
In a March 13 Future Tense, Marc Goodman misstated that insulin pumps are implanted medical devices. Insulin pumps are not permanently implanted. He also misstated that a hacker known as Barnaby Jack demonstrated a Bluetooth device that allowed him to hack an insulin pump so it would release a 45-day supply of insulin at once. Barnaby Jack’s device did not use Bluetooth. Additionally, insulin in a pump should typically be changed after a week or less, so pumps hold much less than a 45-day supply.
In a March 13 Science, Joseph Mazur misstated that we use the Julian calendar in the United States. We use the Gregorian calendar.
In a Jan. 5 and a Jan. 23 Slatest, Ben Mathis-Lilley misspelled Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s first name. He also misstated that none of the federal charges against Tsarnaev are related to the death of MIT police officer Sean Collier.
In a May 22, 2014, an Aug. 28, 2014, and a Sept. 25, 2014, Slatest, Ben Mathis-Lilley misspelled Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s first name.
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