Slate’s mistakes for the week of March 7.

Slate’s Mistakes for the Week of March 7

Slate’s Mistakes for the Week of March 7

Slate's mistakes.
March 11 2016 4:03 AM

Corrections

Slate’s mistakes.

In a March 11 Slatest, Ben Mathis-Lilley misstated the order in which the UConn and Cincinnati basketball teams made dramatic 3-pointers. He also misspelled Cincy, the latter school’s abbreviated name.

In a March 11 XX Factor, Michelle Goldberg misspelled Megyn Kelly’s first name.

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In a March 10 Slatest, Jim Newell misidentified Donald Trump as Ted Cruz.

In a March 9 Politics, Andrew Kahn and Jeremy Stahl misstated the day of this week’s CNN GOP primary debate. It was Thursday night, not Wednesday.

In a March 9 Brow Beat, Matthew Dessem misspelled director Tom Kuntz’s last name.

In a March 9 Politics, Jim Newell misstated the dates of the Idaho and Hawaii Democratic caucuses. They will be on March 22 and March 26, respectively, not March 8.

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In a March 9 Slatest, Ben Mathis-Lilley misspelled George Stephanopoulos’ last name.

Due to an editing error, the photo caption in a March 8 Schooled misstated that “White students are a lot less likely than black students to have teachers that look like them.” Black students are a lot less likely than white students to have teachers who look like them. 

In a March 6 Obit, Jacob Weisberg misstated that Loyal Davis was an obstetrician. He was a neurosurgeon.

In a March 6 Science, Daniel Engber misquoted Michael Inzlicht as saying, in reference to the field of social psychology, “At this point we have to start over.” He said, "At some point we have to start over.”

Due to a photo provider error, the photo caption on a March 5 Quora misstated that the fighter jet belonged to the Air Force. The F/A-18 is used by the Navy and Marine Corps.

In a March 4 Slatest Eric Holthaus misstated that the San Gabriel Mountains are south of Los Angeles. They are north of Los Angeles.

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