Corrections
Infamous Russian Troll Farm Appears to Be Source of Anti-Ukraine Propaganda
Correction, March 11, 2022: This story originally misstated what TikTok communicated about its actions. The company said that after receiving ProPublica’s questions, it removed any active accounts it had been asked about, along with 98 others that the social media company linked to a pro-Russia network identified by ProPublica; TikTok did not decline to say how many accounts were removed.
Rechaza la EPA la norma de Texas que es más indulgente para un contaminante atmosférico muy tóxico
Correction, Feb. 3, 2022: This story originally mischaracterized full-page ads taken out in a local newspaper by the Midwest Sterilization Corporation. They stress the importance of ethylene oxide to the health care industry and emphasize that a small portion of the chemical is used to sterilize medical equipment. They do not say that the EPA is wrong about the dangers of ethylene oxide.
When Private Equity Becomes Your Landlord
Correction, Feb. 7, 2022: This story incorrectly described Yardi Matrix. The company provides data and research on multifamily, student housing, office, industrial and self-storage properties across the United States. It is not a property manager.
EPA Rejects Texas’ More Lenient Standard for Highly Toxic Air Pollutant
Correction, Feb. 3, 2022: This story originally mischaracterized full-page ads taken out in a local newspaper by the Midwest Sterilization Corporation. They stress the importance of ethylene oxide to the health care industry and emphasize that a small portion of the chemical is used to sterilize medical equipment. They do not say that the EPA is wrong about the dangers of ethylene oxide.
EPA Takes Action to Combat Industrial Air Pollution
Correction, Jan. 27, 2022: This story originally misstated how the EPA’s Pollution Accountability Team is planning to track emissions from above. The team will use an ASPECT plane, not a helicopter.
Toxic PCBs Festered at This Public School for Eight Years as Students and Teachers Grew Sicker
Correction, Jan. 23, 2022: This story originally misidentified the judge who dismissed the Snohomish Health District from a lawsuit. It was King County Superior Court Judge Theresa Doyle, not Douglass North.
They Promised Quick and Easy PPP Loans. Often, They Only Delivered Hassle and Heartache.
Correction, Jan. 14, 2022: Correction: This story originally misstated the name of a lender that was responsible for 30,000 canceled loans. It was Fountainhead SBF, not Fountainhead Commercial Capital, which is a sister firm.
The Nonprofit College That Spends More on Marketing Than Financial Aid
Correction, Jan. 15, 2022: This story originally misstated what happened with Baker College's Port Huron campus. Baker slashed operations there but left open a culinary program; it did not cease operations entirely.
States Are Hoarding $5.2 Billion in Welfare Funds Even as the Need for Aid Grows
Correction, Jan. 3, 2022: This story originally misstated the U.S. poverty rate before it made its largest jump in 60 years of tracking. The national poverty rate in June 2020 was 9.6%, not 2.4%.
The Dirty Secret of America’s Clean Dishes
Correction, Dec. 22, 2021: This story originally misstated how much ethylene oxide BASF's plant in Geismar, Louisiana, is capable of making each year. It is 220,000 metric tons, not 220 metric tons.
When Home Is a Toxic Hot Spot
Correction, Dec. 16, 2021: This story originally gave the wrong ages for Mike Garrett’s parents at the time of their deaths. Garrett’s father died at 67, not 63, and his mother died at 69, not 67.
At Last, Florida Families Hit Hard by Their Children’s Birth Injuries Are Promised More Help
Correction, Dec. 10, 2021: This story originally misattributed a quotation. “A lot has changed over the last month for the better. The last month has been a breath of fresh air, a clear culture shift thanks to the interim executive director” was spoken by Ashley Hammer, not Jackie Amorim.
He Tore Down Motels Where Poor Residents Lived During a Housing Crisis. City Leaders Did Nothing.
Correction, Dec. 10, 2021: The caption with the first image misstated the origin of the pictured bricks. They were from the demolition of the Reno Mercantile building, not piled in a dirt lot where the Town House Motor Lodge once stood.
Louisiana Deputy Who Slammed a Black Woman on the Pavement Was Named in Multiple Suits, Records Show
Correction, Oct. 25, 2021: This story originally misstated who Atdner Casco alleged took him to his daughter’s school in handcuffs. He said it was immigration agents, not Detective George Kister and Deputy Julio Alvarado.
In a California Desert, Sheriff’s Deputies Settle Schoolyard Disputes. Black Teens Bear the Brunt.
Correction, Sept. 30, 2021: This story originally misstated the occupation of Barron Gardner's wife. She is a teacher, not a nurse.
How Facebook Undermines Privacy Protections for Its 2 Billion WhatsApp Users
Correction, Sept. 10, 2021: This story originally stated incorrectly that Apple’s iMessage system has no “report” button. The iMessage system does have a report button, but only for suspected spam (not for suspected abusive content).
What the US Didn’t Learn in Afghanistan, According to the Government’s Own Inspector General
Correction, Aug. 19, 2021: This story originally misstated a finding by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. It said “bright spots” weren’t sustainable without a U.S. presence, not unsustainable.
Postal desde Thermal: la supervivencia en el este del Valle de Coachella en tiempos de crisis climática
Correction, Agosto 18, 2021: Una versión anterior de este artículo señalaba de forma incorrecta la ubicación de la comunidad indígena purépecha. Se encuentra en Michoacán, no en las afueras del estado.
Postcard From Thermal: Surviving the Climate Gap in Eastern Coachella Valley
Correction, Aug. 18, 2021: This story originally misstated the location of the indigenous Mexican Purhépecha community. It is in Michoacán, not outside it.
“Don’t You Work With Old People?”: Many Elder-Care Workers Still Refuse to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
Correction, July 23, 2021: A caption with this story originally misstated Heidi Lucas’ job description. She is director of the Missouri Nurses Association, but is not herself a nurse.
