The June 16 Broadsheet post “Study: Fat Women Starved of Sex” originally stated that “obese men had just as much nookie as average guys.” It should have read, “obese men were just as likely to have had a sexual partner in the last 12 months as average guys.” Link Report an error
In the Dec. 8 Broadsheet post “‘Curing’ Gays Turns to Killing,” Richard Cohen, author of “Coming Out Straight: Understanding and Healing Homosexuality,” was incorrectly referred to as a Washington Post columnist. There is a newspaper columnist of the same name, but he is a different person. Link Report an error
In the Aug. 12 story "Obama’s Healthcare Horror," we incorrectly said that the White House counsel had been fired. In fact, there has been speculation in the press reports that the White House counsel will be fired — but he has not been. Link Report an error
The July 28 story "Immigrants Should Be Eligible for the Presidency" originally contained a paragraph stating that several Founding Fathers, including Alexander Hamilton, were ineligible for the presidency because of the circumstances of their birth. This paragraph was inaccurate and has been deleted from the story. Link Report an error
The June 6 story "The Learjet Repo Man" initially stated that Pat Sage is Nick Popovich’s wife. She is his ex-wife. Salon regrets the error. Link Report an error
The March 18 story “Just How Bad Off Is the Republican Party (Part 2)?” originally stated that Kansas Lt. Gov. Mark Parkinson would not be running for governor in 2010 because of questions about a relationship with an aide. In fact, Parkinson is not running so that he can tend to his family business. A [...]
In the article “Is Briana Waters a terrorist?,” published Mar. 27, the subhead stated that “U.S. attorneys exploited post-9/11 counterterrorism laws to pursue and prosecute an environmental activist.” In fact, while tougher post-9/11 policies on eco-terror played a role in the Waters case, no new laws were used in her prosecution. Upon review, we found [...]
Due to an editing error, Cary Tennis’ Since You Asked column from March 26 contained a letter from a reader who had not authorized it to be published. The column has been removed from the site. Salon regrets the error. Link Report an error
The March 21 article “The Funny Thing About Black Men in Dresses” incorrectly identified the actress who played Virginiaca’s stepdaughter in a “Saturday Night Live” sketch as Natalie Portman. The role was played by Ellen Page. The article has been corrected. Link Report an error
In the March 14 story “The Rise of the Superclass,” a sentence has been clarified. The line now reads: “Yet, to be fair, people are among the things that Rothkopf has to offer his clients, specifically his knowledge of and acquaintances among the very superclass he celebrates and scolds.” Link Report an error
A Jan. 24 Broadsheet post on the high rate of teen Latina suicide attempts had two references to “suicide rate” that should have read “suicide attempt rate.” Additionally, the headline incorrectly stated that “Latina teens have highest suicide rate.” The story has been corrected. Link Report an error
Cary Tennis’ “Since You Asked” column of Jan. 2, 2008, implied that Eli’s Rehab Report was a publication aimed at drug rehabs. It is not. It is a publication aimed at physical therapy rehabs. The column has been corrected to reflect this. Salon regrets the errror. Link Yeah, there’s an extra “r” in the last [...]
A political endorsement attributed to sex columnist Dan Savage appeared in the Jan. 3 story “Let the Voting Begin.” Unfortunately, a staffer mistakenly solicited an endorsement from a different Dan Savage, and Salon published that endorsement with an erroneous attribution to the columnist. We have removed the endorsement. Salon regrets the error. Link Gawker has [...]
