Corrections Policy
Florida People News
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Effective Date: August 28, 2026
Florida People News is committed to accuracy, transparency, fairness, and accountability. We recognize that responsible journalism includes not only making reasonable efforts to verify information before publication, but also correcting material errors when they are discovered.
Our Corrections Policy explains how Florida People News handles factual errors, clarifications, updates, editor's notes, retractions, and requests concerning published content.
Our Commitment to Accuracy
Florida People News makes reasonable efforts to verify material factual information before publication. This includes, where appropriate, checking names, dates, locations, quotations, statistics, documents, public records, photographs, and information provided by sources.
News develops quickly, however, and information available at the time of publication may later change or prove incomplete.
When Florida People News determines that we have published a material factual error, we will take appropriate steps to correct the record.
Corrections
A correction may be issued when an article contains a material factual error but the central premise of the article remains valid.
Examples may include an incorrect:
Name • Date • Location • Title • Numerical figure • Quotation • Attribution • Description • Statistic • Factual statement
The appropriate correction will depend on the nature and significance of the error.
When a correction materially affects a reader's understanding of an article, Florida People News may add a correction notice explaining what was incorrect and providing the corrected information.
Minor Changes
Minor spelling, punctuation, grammatical, formatting, typographical, or stylistic errors that do not materially affect the meaning of an article may be corrected without a formal correction notice.
We may also repair broken links, formatting problems, captions, metadata, or other technical elements without issuing a correction notice when the change does not alter the substance of the reporting.
Clarifications
A clarification may be appropriate when the original information was not necessarily factually incorrect but could reasonably be misunderstood or would benefit from additional context.
A clarification may be added to the article when doing so helps readers understand the information more accurately.
Updates
Breaking and developing news may change substantially after an article is first published.
Florida People News may update articles when new information becomes available.
An update does not necessarily mean the original reporting was incorrect. It may simply reflect subsequent developments.
When a significant update materially changes or expands the story, we may identify the article as updated and provide a revised timestamp or explanatory note where appropriate.
Editor's Notes
Florida People News may add an editor's note when readers require additional information about an article's reporting, sourcing, correction history, editorial circumstances, or subsequent developments.
An editor's note may also be appropriate when questions have been raised about significant aspects of an article while further review is underway.
Retractions
Retraction is a serious editorial action and is generally reserved for circumstances in which Florida People News determines that an article or a substantial portion of it is fundamentally unreliable.
Retraction may be considered when, for example:
material information was fabricated;
critical sources or documents were falsified;
substantial plagiarism occurred;
the central factual basis of an article has been disproven;
material evidence establishes that the publication was fundamentally inaccurate; or
serious legal or ethical problems make ordinary correction inadequate.
Depending upon the circumstances, Florida People News may retain the original page with a prominent retraction notice, substantially revise the article, or remove access to the material.
Removal and Unpublishing
Florida People News generally does not remove accurate journalism solely because the subject later considers the information unfavorable, embarrassing, outdated, or inconvenient.
A request for removal or unpublishing will be considered individually.
Exceptional circumstances may include substantial factual inaccuracies, copyright infringement, significant privacy or safety concerns, fraudulent or fabricated material, legal requirements, duplicate publication, or other compelling editorial considerations.
Where appropriate, updating, correcting, anonymizing, adding context, or restricting certain information may be considered instead of complete removal.
How to Request a Correction
If you believe Florida People News has published a material factual error, please contact us and provide enough information for our editors to evaluate the matter.
A correction request should preferably include:
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Your full name and contact information
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The title of the article
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The URL of the article
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The publication date, if known
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The exact statement or information you believe is inaccurate
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An explanation of why you believe it is inaccurate
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The correction you believe should be made
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Documents, records, links, or other reliable evidence supporting your request
Providing supporting documentation can significantly assist our review.
What Happens After a Request Is Received
Florida People News may review the original reporting, source material, recordings, documents, photographs, public records, interviews, and other relevant evidence.
We may also contact the reporter, Contributor, person requesting the correction, subject of the article, or other relevant sources.
Submitting a correction request does not automatically establish that the published information was inaccurate and does not guarantee that an article will be modified or removed.
Florida People News retains editorial discretion concerning corrections, clarifications, updates, editor's notes, retractions, and removal, subject to applicable law.
Outside Contributors and Opinion Articles
Our correction standards also apply to articles written by outside Contributors.
The fact that an article was written by a guest author does not prevent Florida People News from correcting, updating, annotating, or retracting the article where appropriate.
Opinion and commentary may contain strong viewpoints and conclusions. A disagreement with an author's opinion does not by itself constitute a factual error.
However, material factual assertions contained within opinion or commentary remain subject to our accuracy and corrections standards.
Complaints About Headlines
Headlines, captions, social-media descriptions, and other promotional language should fairly represent the underlying reporting.
If a headline materially misstates the facts or creates a materially inaccurate impression of the article, Florida People News may revise it.
Changing a headline for style, clarity, search optimization, or ordinary editorial reasons does not necessarily require a correction notice.
Florida Defamation and Retraction Notices
This Corrections Policy provides an editorial mechanism for readers and subjects to bring potential inaccuracies to our attention. It does not replace or modify any formal notice requirements established by applicable law.
Nothing in this policy waives, modifies, or limits any rights, privileges, defenses, procedural protections, notice requirements, or limitations of liability available to Florida People News, its owners, editors, journalists, Contributors, employees, or representatives under Chapter 770 of the Florida Statutes, the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, or other applicable state or federal law.
A routine correction request submitted under this policy should not be assumed to constitute formal legal notice unless it independently satisfies applicable legal requirements.
Corrections Do Not Constitute Admissions
The decision to investigate, clarify, update, correct, retract, or remove material does not by itself constitute an admission of negligence, wrongdoing, liability, or legal fault.
Corrections are part of responsible editorial practice and our commitment to maintaining an accurate public record.
Our Editorial Record
Florida People News believes credibility depends on being willing to correct meaningful mistakes.
Our goal is not to pretend that journalism can never contain errors. Our responsibility is to make reasonable efforts to get the facts right, distinguish confirmed information from allegations and developing information, and address material mistakes transparently when they are established.
For additional information about how we approach reporting and publication, please review our Editorial Standards and Terms & Conditions.
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