Corrections
We Still Don’t Know How Many People Are in the Hospital With COVID-19
Correction, June 9, 2020: This story originally misstated the last name of Indiana’s health commissioner. She is Dr. Kristina Box, not Boxin.
Meet the Pastors Holding In-Person Services During Coronavirus
Correction, April 6, 2020: This story originally misstated the Massachusetts governor's political party. He is a Republican, not a Democrat.
Intellectual Disability Service Providers Want to Protect Clients. The State Isn’t Telling Them How.
Correction, April 2, 2020: This story originally misstated the status of a caregiver’s job. The caregiver, who was working with John Estrada at a day program housed by Southern Arizona Family Services, was transferred to a different job with another group home. The caregiver was not transferred to the group home where Estrada lives. (Estrada is receiving full-time care from staff at his group home, which is quarantined.) This story also misstated the name of an advocacy group for the intellectually and developmentally disabled. It is The Arc of the United States, not The Arc of America.
He Was Ordered to Self-Isolate. He Didn’t. Now He’s Facing Criminal Charges.
Correction, March 30, 2020: This story originally misstated the job of the person who saw Jason Liddle at a respiratory clinic. It was a nurse practitioner, not a doctor.
This VA Hospital Cited “Misleading” Data to Restrict Mask Use for Health Care Workers
Correction, March 27, 2020: This story originally cited a CDC recommendation as contradicting a memo issued by Andrew M. Welch, medical center director for the New Mexico VA Health Care System. That particular recommendation did not contradict Welch’s memo and has been removed from the story.
Lo que significa el coronavirus para un embarazo, y otras cosas que deben saber las madres embarazadas y nuevas
Correction, March 19, 2020: This story originally misstated Catherine Monk’s profession. She is a perinatal psychologist at Columbia University, not psychiatrist.
What Coronavirus Means for Pregnancy, and Other Things New and Expecting Mothers Should Know
Correction, March 19, 2020: This story originally misstated Catherine Monk’s profession. She is a perinatal psychologist at Columbia University, not psychiatrist.
Senator Dumped Up to $1.7 Million of Stock After Reassuring Public About Coronavirus Preparedness
Correction, March 19, 2020: This story about Sen. Richard Burr’s stock sales originally misstated the amount and the number of transactions. Burr sold between $628,000 and $1.72 million in 33 separate transactions, not between $582,029 and $1.56 million of his holdings in 29 separate transactions.
As Doctors and Nurses Grow Desperate for Protective Gear, They Fear They’re Infecting Patients
Correction, March 22, 2020: This story originally misstated the date John Gavin received his coronavirus diagnosis. It was March 12, not March 9.
Some Towns Still Haven’t Halted Utility Shut-offs for Unpaid Water Bills During Coronavirus, Even as Federal Lawmakers Demand It
Correction, March 16, 2020: This story originally misstated the number of customers Bellevue’s water department typically disconnects. It is 30 to 40 a month, not a week.
Should I Quarantine Because of Coronavirus? It Depends on Who You Ask.
Correction, March 12, 2020: This story originally misidentified the university whose students attended the AIPAC conference. It is George Washington University, not Georgetown University.
A State Senator Had Thousands of Dollars in Ticket Debt. Now She’s Fighting to Make Sure Others Won’t.
Correction, March 11, 2020: This story originally described incorrectly the legislation that Illinois state Sen. Celina Villanueva had sponsored. It would only end driver’s license suspensions over red-light camera ticket debt, not speed camera ticket debt.
Key Missteps at the CDC Have Set Back Its Ability to Detect the Potential Spread of Coronavirus
Correction, Feb. 28, 2020: This story originally misstated the number of positive COVID-19 cases found via surveillance testing in the Chinese province of Guangdong. The testing found 420 positive cases, not 1,000.
Trump Endorsed a Risky Antidepressant for Veterans. Lawmakers Want to Know if His Mar-a-Lago Pals Had a Stake in the Drugmaker.
Correction, Feb. 27, 2020: This story originally misidentified where Erick Turner’s Oct. 31 article published. It is The Lancet Psychiatry, not The Lancet.
TurboTax Is Still Tricking Customers With Tax Prep Ads That Misuse the Word “Free”
Correction, Feb. 20, 2020: This story originally stated, incorrectly, that the “IRS launched its own online ad campaign last month to promote the agency’s Free File website, according to data from SEMRush and Ahrefs.” The article also originally noted that “An IRS spokesperson said that the agency doesn’t comment on ad campaigns ...” After this article was published, Intuit told ProPublica that the IRS does not currently advertise Free File — a point subsequently confirmed by the IRS — and that an organization funded by Intuit, Tax Time Allies, does advertise the Free File program.
A Group of Agents Rose Through the Ranks to Lead the Border Patrol. They’re Leaving It in Crisis.
Correction, March 17, 2021: This story originally mischaracterized that the number of apprehended border crossers “spiked” in 1994, because the number of such crossers was higher in the immediately preceding years.
How Parnas and Fruman’s Dodgy Donation Was Uncovered by Two People Using Google Translate
Correction, Feb. 5, 2020: This story originally stated that America First corrected its filings to indicate that the donation listed as coming from Global Energy Producers had actually come from a shell company controlled by Lev Parnas and his wife. America First did not update its filings.
Correction, Feb. 5, 2020: This story originally credited one staffer at the Campaign Legal Center with doing most of the investigation of the donation by Global Energy Producers. In fact, the investigation was jointly conducted by two staffers.
Reporting Recipe: How to Identify Suspicious Campaign Finance Records
Correction, Feb. 5, 2020: This story originally stated that America First corrected its filings to indicate that the donation listed as coming from Global Energy Producers had actually come from a shell company controlled by Lev Parnas and his wife. America First did not update its filings.
Correction, Feb. 5, 2020: This story originally credited one staffer at the Campaign Legal Center with doing most of the investigation of the donation by Global Energy Producers. In fact, the investigation was jointly conducted by two staffers.
We Found Major Trump Tax Inconsistencies. New York’s Mayor Wants a Criminal Investigation.
Correction, Jan. 10, 2020: This story originally stated, incorrectly, that the city's Department of Finance can pursue back property taxes. It does not pursue property taxes from previous years once the Tax Commission has taken up an appeal.
The IRS Tried to Crack Down on Rich People Using an “Abusive” Tax Deduction. It Hasn’t Gone So Well.
Correction, Jan. 3, 2020: This story originally misstated the founding year for the Partnership for Conservation. It was 2016, not 2017.