Slate’s mistakes for the week of Jan. 25.

Slate’s Mistakes for the Week of Jan. 25

Slate’s Mistakes for the Week of Jan. 25

Slate's mistakes.
Jan. 29 2016 4:02 AM

Corrections

Slate’s mistakes.

In a Jan. 29 Moneybox blog post, Jeremy Quittner misspelled Michele Bachmann’s first name.  

In a Jan. 28 Interrogation, Isaac Chotiner misspelled Lloyd Bentsen's last name.

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In a Jan. 28 Outward, Mark Joseph Stern misstated that an Oklahoma bill explicitly legalizes ex-gay aversion therapy. The bill neither protects nor outlaws such therapy.

In a Jan. 28 Slatest, Ben Mathis-Lilley misstated that Tom Cruise had founded a 9/11-related Scientology program. He was a co-founder of the program.

In a Jan. 27 Brow Beat, Aisha Harris misidentified an upcoming half-hour TV special about a road trip involving Michael Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor, and Marlon Brando as a feature film.

In a Jan. 26 Brow Beat, Laura Bradley and Forrest Wickman misstated that titles without expiration dates beside them will expire on Nov. 1. They will expire Feb. 1.

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In a Jan. 26 Slatest, Joshua Keating misstated when President Obama delivered this year’s State of the Union address. It was earlier this month, not last week.

In a Jan. 26 Users, Amanda Hess misidentified a circa-2012 Twitter altercation as a “#GamerGate microcontroversy.” The #GamerGate hashtag was not in circulation until 2014.

In a Jan. 25 Schooled, Laura Moser misstated that courts have forbidden the teaching of creationism in public schools for nearly a century. It has only been since 1987.

In a Jan. 25 Science, Rachel E. Gross misidentified a Frank Zappa song as “Lonesome Cowboy Danville.” The song is called “Lonesome Cowboy Nando.”

In a Jan. 11 Slatest, Ben Mathis-Lilley misstated that Flint, Michigan, is still controlled by an “emergency manager.” Emergency-manager control of the city ended in April.

In Dec. 11, 2015, and Jan. 22, 2016, Slatests, Ben Mathis-Lilley misidentified Ted Cruz as a former lobbyist. Cruz was employed by firms that engaged in lobbying, but he worked for them as an appellate attorney.

In a June 1, 2015, DoubleX, Emily Yoffe misstated that Kamilah Willingham, a subject of the documentary The Hunting Ground, said her drinks were drugged the night of her alleged attack. Willingham insinuated the drinks were drugged in the film.

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