Error

An error is simply making a mistake in reporting. A credible news organization will revise, retract, and note the changes when they have made an error. 

Below are few lists of error corrections on the web:

• Poynter publishes a list each year. Here is 2016 Links to an external site., 2014 Links to an external site., 2013 Links to an external site..
• Buzzfeed has a list which, incidentally, has quite a clickbait-y headline, 24 Spectacular Newspaper Corrections Links to an external site..

 

note: This information is from Luc Steinberg's blog post "Infographic: Beyond Fake News – 10 Types of Misleading News Links to an external site.," (26 July 2017) for EAVI Links to an external site. and was accessed on 15 July 2020.