Corrections Watch

Fact-checking 13-year old photographic images in the Washington Post

By Vickery Eckhoff, January 22, 2021 // 11 Comments

Misreporting on wild horses is an out-of-control problem — and Washington Post editors are locked in conflict over fixing errors or letting them stand.

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Fact-checking the New York Times: Maps and data expose cattle, not wild horses, as looming crisis.

By Vickery Eckhoff, December 15, 2020 // 3 Comments

A third reader submits hard proof of fundamental errors within the same New York Times article, and goes ignored. What does the Times choose to correct? A spelling error.

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Fact-checking The New York Times: Sources claim wild horse damage, but photos show cattle did it.

By Vickery Eckhoff, December 12, 2020 // 5 Comments

Challis wild horse herds aren't causing land health problems in the Spar Canyon. Domestic cattle — under the management responsibility of the BLM — are. And photos prove it.

Rated: F

Article Review:

"“The Wild Horse Wars” "

The Washington Post, Seattle Times, Houston Chronicle - Nov 18, 2020

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Fact-checking 9 errors in the Washington Post, Seattle Times and Houston Chronicle

By Vickery Eckhoff, December 12, 2020 // 2 Comments

The Washington Post, Seattle Times and the Houston Chronicle all have a duty to inform the public — not disinform it.

Rated: F

Article Review:

"A Mustang Crisis Looms in the West"

The New York Times - Mar 22, 2020

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Fact-checking errors and omissions in the New York Times

By Vickery Eckhoff, December 12, 2020 // 1 Comment

"4% of “the West” is not, can never be considered “the West,” New York Times . You can't let that stand."

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Guardian Public Editor Responds With Fix to Wild Horse Article

By Vickery Eckhoff, February 4, 2015 // 3 Comments

An article about wild horses — “Why you really should (but really can’t) eat horse meat” — published January 9, 2015, in the Guardian was revised... [View more]