Corrections

Pobody’s nerfect, and neither are we.

As a news source, we value truth and accuracy. But as human beings, we make mistakes—and we want our readers to know when we do. So, this is where we keep track of all the times we got it wrong (and what we should have written) in an effort to maximize transparency with readers.

2025

• In the March 5th Espresso Shot “(Not the) State of the Union,” we incorrectly stated that President Trump spoke for over 140 minutes when he actually spoke for over 1 hour and 40 minutes (100 minutes). They’re not the same, because of math.
• In our February 21st podcast, we stated that the body of an Israeli woman—Shiri Bibas—was returned with the bodies of three other hostages. But the body sent in Shiri’s place was not Shiri. We corrected this late update prior to sending out our newsletter but failed to update our podcast. You can read the corrected story here.
• In February 17th’s newsletter, we incorrectly listed a lesser-known President as William Harding. His name was Warren Harding, and the irony of this mistake is not lost on us.
• In the January 29th Espresso Shot “Bot Stock Shock,” we incorrectly said “DeepSeek left Nvidia chips out of its build.” Initial reporting was that DeepSeek did not use the latest, most advanced Nvidia chips (which U.S. export restrictions prevent from being sold to Chinese companies)—this is what we meant to say. However, even that is now called into question. There have been an increasing number of reports accusing DeepSeek of having used as many as 50,000 of Nvidia’s most advanced chips but not disclosing it because they were obtained in violation of the U.S. export restrictions.
• In the January 22nd Espresso Shot “O-H-…,” we incorrectly said that The Notre Dame/NIU game was in week 3 of the College Football Playoffs. It was actually in week 2.
• In January 15th’s newsletter, we referenced the “Sea of Japan.” There is a dispute over what to call the body of water located between Japan, the Korean Peninsula, and Russia. The name “Sea of Japan” is internationally recognized and used by most countries, while “East Sea” is primarily used by South and North Korea, who argue that the name “Sea of Japan” was imposed during Japanese colonial rule and that “East Sea” is the historically accurate term.

2024

• In December 20th’s newsletter, we incorrectly said that the first severe case of bird flu (H5N1) in a human had been reported in Louisiana. The first severe case of H5N1 in a human was in a teen who was hospitalized in Canada in November 2024. Our story was the first severe case of H5N1 in a human in the United States.
• In the November 11th Espresso Shot “Transitioning Power,” we incorrectly said Susie Wiles was the first female chief of staff. Marguerite Alice “Missy” LeHand functioned as Franklin D. Roosevelt’s chief of staff. While her position did not carry the title, she is widely considered the first female chief of staff.
• In the November 8th Espresso Shot “Unwinding the Election,” we incorrectly said that President Trump’s transition team was being “led” by RFK, Tulsi, and Trump’s elder sons. While they are key figures working on the transition, the chairs of Trump’s Transition Team are Linda McMahon and Howard Lutnick.
• In the October 11th Espresso Shot “Damage Assessment,” we incorrectly stated that the Tampa Bay area had installed AquaFences in anticipation of Hurricane Milton. Actually, it was Tampa Bay Hospital that installed the AquaFences.
• In October 7th’s newsletter, due to lack of space, we said that a merger between Spirit and JetBlue Airlines failed. In context, the DOJ blocked the Spirit/JetBlue merger’s terms, demanding some changes. The companies were expecting regulatory opposition and never appealed the DOJ opposition or tried to make the changes.
• In September 30th’s newsletter, we incorrectly said that Saturday Night live started in 1974; it actually started in 1975.
• In September 25th’s newsletter, we shared several violent crime statistics. Nothing we wrote about the violent crime statistics was inaccurate, but we should have dedicated more words to providing additional context. Here’s more of that info:
  • Crime is up significantly since 2020 (when President Biden took office), but is down from 2022 to 2023 (that’s what the FBI is reporting.
  • Many major cities were not included in 2022’s data, but they are in this most recent report. This report covers 85% of the population (up from 60% in 2022), including every community with 1+ million people.
  • The National Crime Victimization Survey—which is the other major report on crime—saw a slight decrease in violent crime (22.5 per 1,000 people, down from 23.5 per 1,000 people) from 2022 to 2023
  • Both these reports are very newly released (after the recent presidential debates), so comments made by Presidents Trump, Biden, and VP Harris were based on previous reports.
  • We got this information from The Marshall Project and direct reviews of the National Crime Victimization Survey and FBI Crime Data.

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