The Founding Standard is committed to correcting meaningful factual errors openly and promptly. Accuracy matters more than avoiding embarrassment, and readers should be able to see when substantive changes have been made.
How to Request a Correction
To report a possible factual error, contact:
corrections@thefoundingstandard.com
Please include:
- The article title
- The article URL
- The statement you believe is inaccurate
- A brief explanation of the problem
- Supporting documentation or source links
- Your name and contact information, when appropriate
Anonymous requests may be reviewed, but correction claims supported by verifiable evidence are easier to evaluate.
Review Process
When a correction request is received, we may review:
- The exact language used in the article
- The sources originally relied upon
- New evidence submitted by the reader
- Relevant primary sources
- Whether the disputed point changes the article’s meaning or conclusion
We may contact the person submitting the request for clarification.
Submitting a correction request does not guarantee that a correction will be issued.
Types of Changes
Minor Edit
Spelling, grammar, punctuation, formatting, and broken links may be corrected without a formal notice when the article’s meaning is unchanged.
Clarification
A clarification may be added when the original statement was technically accurate but could reasonably create a misleading or incomplete impression.
Correction
A correction will be issued when a factual statement, quotation, statistic, date, identification, or description is materially inaccurate.
Editor’s Note
An editor’s note may be added when substantial new information changes the context of an article without making the original article inaccurate at the time it was published.
Retraction
An article may be retracted when its central claims are shown to be false, fabricated, plagiarized, or unsupported to such a degree that an ordinary correction would not adequately repair it.
A retraction notice will explain why the article was withdrawn. The original URL may remain available to preserve the public record.
Correction Notices
Substantive corrections should include:
- The date of the correction
- A description of the original error
- The corrected information
- An explanation of how the change affects the article, when relevant
We will not quietly remove substantive errors merely to avoid acknowledging them.
Disagreement Is Not Necessarily an Error
A reader’s disagreement with an interpretation, political conclusion, historical judgment, or editorial opinion does not by itself establish a factual error.
However, evidence showing that an analysis relied on incorrect facts, omitted decisive context, or misrepresented a serious opposing view will be reviewed.
Article Updates
Articles may be updated as new information becomes available.
Updates that materially expand or alter an article will be identified by date. Routine formatting changes, link repairs, and minor copy edits may not be listed individually.
Our Commitment
The Founding Standard aims to earn trust by showing its work, acknowledging uncertainty, and correcting material mistakes openly.
Last updated: August 5, 2026