The Telegraph clarifies visa report after overstating arrivals under ‘global talent’ scheme
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The Telegraph clarifies visa report after overstating arrivals under ‘global talent’ scheme

The Telegraph has amended a report that overstated the scale of Britain’s “global talent” visa route for creatives.

An article published on 25 August, headlined “Taxpayer-funded company helps foreign artists secure visas for £100”, initially suggested that 948,000 people had entered the UK on global talent visas by the end of 2024. In fact, as the body of the piece made clear, the figure refers to the total number of legal arrivals to the UK during that period across all visa categories, of which the global talent route is only a small contributor.

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Politico corrects report on GOP megabill after misstating Republican opposition
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Politico corrects report on GOP megabill after misstating Republican opposition

Politico has corrected its coverage of Senator Susan Collins’ remarks on President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending package, after initially misstating the number of Republicans who voted against the so-called “megabill.”

The article, published September 15, recounted Collins’ criticism of the legislation’s cuts to Medicaid and rural health care, as well as her defence of ousted CDC director Susan Monarez. But it also asserted the wrong number of Republicans had opposed the bill, requiring an amendment after publication.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation corrects Evergreen High School shooting report after wrongly stating students were killed
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation corrects Evergreen High School shooting report after wrongly stating students were killed

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has issued a correction to its reporting on the September 12 Evergreen High School shooting in Colorado, after initially stating that two students had been killed by the gunman. In fact, the students were injured, not fatally shot.

The original article appeared as part of an online analysis linked to the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. In its first version, the report said the shooter had opened fire on fellow students at Evergreen High, killing two before turning the gun on himself. That account has now been amended to clarify that while two students were targeted, they survived.

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The New York Times corrects geography error in coverage of WWII mass grave reburials in Ukraine
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The New York Times corrects geography error in coverage of WWII mass grave reburials in Ukraine

The New York Times has amended its reporting on the reburial of World War II victims in Ukraine, after incorrectly placing the location of the mass graves in western Poland. They were in fact in western Ukraine.

In the context of a fraught historical dispute — one that has shaped nationalist narratives in both countries and remains a sensitive diplomatic issue — the difference between western Ukraine and western Poland is far from trivial.

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FT amends police deployment figure in France protest coverage
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FT amends police deployment figure in France protest coverage

The Financial Times has corrected a significant numerical error in its reporting on France’s political turmoil, acknowledging that 80,000 police officers were deployed for a day of nationwide protests on September 10, not 800,000 as originally stated. The mistake appeared in an article detailing President Emmanuel Macron’s appointment of Sébastien Lecornu as prime minister, following the ousting of François Bayrou in a confidence vote over his austerity program.

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