Slate’s mistakes for the week of Nov. 14.

Slate’s Mistakes for the Week of Nov. 14

Slate’s Mistakes for the Week of Nov. 14

Slate's mistakes.
Nov. 18 2016 4:03 AM

Corrections

Slate’s mistakes.

In an Nov. 18 Brow Beat, David Canfield misidentified Oxford Dictionaries as the Oxford English Dictionary.

Due to an editing error, a Nov. 16 Brow Beat misspelled Jon Caramanica’s last name.

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Due to an editing error, a Nov. 16 Medical Examiner misspelled Rebecca Tushnet’s last name.

In a Nov. 15 Brow Beat, Marissa Martinelli misstated that Leonard Cohen died on Nov. 10. He died on Nov. 7.

In a Nov. 15 Future Tense, Greta Byrum misstated where potential funding for an additional $40 billion to the winning bidder to build out FirstNet, a nationwide wireless network for disaster response, would come from. The funding will not come from the federal government but likely from public safety agencies and commercial partnerships.

In a Nov. 15 Politics, Aleksandar Hemon misspelled Barack Obama’s first name.

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In a Nov. 14 Bad Astronomy, Phil Plait misstated that 11:20 UTC was 7:20 a.m. Eastern U.S. time. It’s 6:20 a.m.

In a Nov. 13 Cover Story, Henry Grabar misidentified a highway in the Boston suburbs as Route 123. It is Route 128.

In a Nov. 11 Brow Beat, David Canfield misstated that Leonard Cohen died on Nov. 10. He died on Nov. 7.

In a Nov. 11 Music, Carl Wilson misstated that Leonard Cohen died on Nov. 10. He died on Nov. 7.

In a Nov. 11 Politics, Seth Stevenson misstated that the Republican Party used coded language about Willie Horton in 1992. It was in 1988.

In a Nov. 10 Brow Beat, Dan Kois misstated that Leonard Cohen died on Nov. 10. He died on Nov. 7.

In a Nov. 10 Movies, Dana Stevens misstated that the character Sgt. Dime in Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk was an officer.

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