Corrections and right of reply
Getting a case fixed, or replying to one
Every case can be challenged. If a finding is wrong, or if you are the person or brand a claim is about and you want to respond, this page tells you how, and what happens next.
How to dispute a case
Send the case link along with the specific point you are disputing and any evidence you can share. Name the exact element: the verdict, a particular source, a distortion tag, or a factual detail in the reasoning. Concrete evidence, especially a primary source, moves a dispute faster than an assertion. You do not need to be an invited submitter: every message to the bot reaches the operator.
Right of reply
If a case concerns a claim you made or published, you are entitled to respond. Send your reply through the same route with the case link. Substantive replies that bear on the finding are considered as new evidence; a reply that does not change the finding can still be noted on the case.
What happens to your dispute
- The dispute reaches the operator, never the verification pipeline directly. Nothing about a dispute is treated as a vote on the truth.
- If it raises new evidence, a fresh investigation runs on that evidence.
- If the finding changes, a new version of the case is created and the old one is marked superseded. If it does not change, the case stands and the reasoning may be clarified.
- If a case should not exist at all, it is withdrawn: its address stops resolving and says so, rather than being quietly deleted.
The correction principles
- Cases are immutable. Corrections create new versions; the original text is never silently edited.
- Superseded and withdrawn cases keep their address, so anything cited stays honest about what changed.
- Disputes and replies never influence a verdict except by introducing evidence a new investigation can weigh.
- There is no charge, no account, and no form-to-nowhere: the route is a direct message to a human.
See also the method and the verdict scale.