How to report an error and how corrections are made

If you believe an article contains an error, email [email protected]. Include the page address, the passage concerned and evidence for the correction. Reports are assessed on the information they supply, regardless of whether they support or challenge an article's conclusions.

What we check

A report may concern a name, date, figure, quotation, source attribution, image caption or misleading omission. We compare the claim with its cited evidence and any relevant new material. A broken link can also be reported, although a changed web address does not itself invalidate the underlying historical source. Where needed, we may ask for a document reference or clarification.

Corrections and updates

An established factual error is corrected in the affected text. A material correction should include a clear note explaining what changed, and the page's update date changes after the correction. Minor spelling or formatting repairs do not require the same explanation as a changed casualty figure or attribution. New information may justify an update even when the earlier report accurately described what was known then. The wording should make that distinction clear.

Disagreement and both editions

A difference of interpretation is not automatically a factual error. We may clarify attribution, add relevant evidence or explain a documented disagreement rather than replace one supported interpretation with another. When a correction affects a fact shared by the Hebrew and English editions, both versions need review. Dates are not refreshed merely to make an unchanged article appear new.

Limits and follow-up

We cannot promise a response time or acceptance of every proposed change. If the evidence is inconclusive, the article should say so or omit an unsupported assertion. Contact details supplied with a report are used to handle the inquiry as described in the privacy policy.