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All, ahem, doctors look alike

August 4, 2008 – 8:00 am

A photo in yesterday’s Health Today section had an incorrect photo identification. The photo labeled as being of Dr. Mohan Suntha was actually of Dr. Mandeep R. Mehra. The Sun regrets the error. Link

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Lessons in geography etc.

July 25, 2008 – 8:00 am

Barack Obama’s trip to the Middle East included a stop in Jordan, not Lebanon, as an editorial stated Tuesday. The Sun regrets the error.

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David Gest doesn’t have herpes, redux

July 17, 2008 – 8:00 am

An article about celebrity divorce in the July 9 Today section incorrectly characterized accusations made by David Gest against Liza Minnelli. Gest did not allege that Minnelli had given him a sexually transmitted disease, and he says he has never had such a disease. Link
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The Iran photo manipulation corrections

July 14, 2008 – 8:00 am

As you’re no doubt aware, a photograph purporting to show the successful test firing of four missiles by Iran was revealed to have been manipulated. In fact, only three missiles were successfully fired. The image, provided by the Iranian government, was distributed by Agence-France Presse and used by many media outlets. You can view some [...]

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Know your authors

May 8, 2008 – 8:00 am

A list of famous last words published in yesterday’s editions of The Sun incorrectly attributed the authorship of Moby-Dick to Nathaniel Hawthorne. The novel was written by Herman Melville.
The Sun regrets the error. Link

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Rest is fine

February 22, 2008 – 8:00 am

An article published in the Dec. 26 editions of The Sun on the deaths of Jasmin Borum and Pauline Borum incorrectly characterized the relationship between Jasmin and her parents. Jasmin’s father, Alfred Maurice Robinson, and his wife, Sue Robinson, say they were active in Jasmin’s life and tried twice to obtain custody of her.
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About a ring

February 8, 2008 – 8:00 am

An article in Sunday’s Arts & Life Today section about The Stoop Storytelling Series misquoted one of the speakers. Karen Weeks spoke about her tumultuous relationship with a ring she had picked up at a Stoop show. She was not referring to her personal relationships. Link

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Hillary Clinton, not Sir Edmund Hillary*

January 21, 2008 – 8:00 am

An article in yesterday’s editions of The Sun about NASA’s Messenger mission to Mercury quoted University of Arizona scientist Bob Strom describing an emotional “Hillary moment” when he saw new pictures from the planet. In editing, the reference was made to say a “Sir Edmund” Hillary moment. Strom was referring to Hillary Clinton. Link
Correction: This [...]

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