RealTech
Corrections policy
How RealTech corrects errors: what counts as an error, how to report one, how a correction is marked and what happens to a withdrawn story.
What we consider an error
A wrong fact, figure, unit of measurement, model designation, name of a company or laboratory, date, specification or research stage; an inaccurate quote; a wrongly attributed source; outdated information without an update note. A render captioned as a photograph and a mistranslated term are errors too.
How to report one
Write to hello@realtech.media with a link to the story and a description of the error. If you have a source that supports your version, attach a link: it will speed up the check. Letters are read by people.
How we correct
- A factual error is corrected in the text, and an “Updated” note appears under the article with the date and the substance of the edit, for example “Power corrected: 150 kW, not 150 hp”.
- An update to a developing story does not create a new article: we add to the text and put the same note with the time.
- If a story is not confirmed as a whole, we withdraw it. Its address returns code 410 and says that the story was withdrawn by the newsroom.
- Typos and layout fixes that do not change the meaning are made without a note.
What we do not do
We do not correct silently and we do not delete stories without a trace. Before every edit of a text, its previous version is saved, and the newsroom’s decisions are recorded in a log.