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An Aug. 24 Style article incorrectly referred to HealthSouth as an "insurance giant." HealthSouth is not an insurance company; it is a health-care provider. Link  Report an error

An Aug. 16 Travel item incorrectly described the focus of the new magazine Afar. Its theme is experiential, not experimental, travel. Link  Report an error

Just over two years ago, the public editor of the Orlando Sentinel wrote a column alerting readers to the fact that the paper had experienced a spike in the number of corrections. He was clear about the cause of the increased errors: When the Sentinel tightened its financial belt back in June, it lost a [...]

A June 16 A-section article incorrectly said that a column in Israel’s Haaretz newspaper was written by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. It was written by a Haaretz columnist. Link  Report an error

A Feb. 16 Page One article that dealt with the case of Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohammed Sulaymon Barre quoted a hearing transcript in which an officer at the detention facility said he believed that Dahabshiil, a money-transfer company employing Barre, “was used to transfer money for terrorism.” The article pointed out that the allegations involving [...]

A May 22 editorial on Virginia’s Democratic gubernatorial primary incorrectly stated that Terry R. McAuliffe had described himself as a “huckster.” In his autobiography, Mr. McAuliffe described himself as a “hustler.” Link Via Andrew Sullivan and Matt.  Report an error

Yesterday’s rave review of the new Star Trek film referred to the “hateful Klingon Nero” (Take it to the bridge, page 9, Film & Music). Numerous readers got in touch to say how very wrong this was. Here is an excerpt from one of the emails that corrected us in a stern yet graceful way: [...]

An April 29 Style review of Tori Murden McClure’s memoir “A Pearl in the Storm” incorrectly said that the author could bench-press 650 pounds. In fact, she could leg-press 650 pounds. Link  Report an error

An April 26 Outlook book review incorrectly described an error made by Sir Walter Scott. Scott wrote that the sun set in the east. Link  Report an error

A Jan. 19, 2008, Metro article incorrectly described the Korean language as using symbols. It has an alphabet. Link  Report an error

A July 5, 2006, article misstated the name of a float in the previous day’s Independence Day parade on Constitution Avenue NW. The float was called “Sikhs of America,” not “Sheiks of America.” Link  Report an error

The Sept. 26, 2008, obituary of Mickey Vernon mistakenly called Max Patkin the “Crown Prince” of baseball. He was known as baseball’s “Clown Prince.” Link  Report an error

A Science article in the March 23 A-section said that Ronald Reagan was left-handed. Although many lists of left-handed presidents include him, Reagan was right-handed, according to people who knew him. He performed some activities that require dexterity with his left hand, but he wrote with his right, which is the conventional determiner of handedness. [...]

A March 13 A-section article about an interview President Obama gave to reporters from regional newspapers incorrectly attributed a quote. This statement, “I’m not going to sit back while the feds do not do their job,” was not said by Obama, as was reported, but by Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) in an interview on [...]

The Second Reading column in the March 6 Style section mistakenly said writer James Salter is dead. Link  Report an error

A March 1 Style article incorrectly stated that Keith Olbermann described Karl Rove as having “a head like a lump of unbaked bread dough.” That comment was made by Jon Stewart. A Feb. 25 Style article incorrectly quoted President Obama as saying, “See, I know we can get some concessions in here,” during his address [...]

The Washington Post and its magazine this weekend published three Editor’s Notes, one of which included an apology. As I pointed out in a recent column for Columbia Journalism Review online, the Post rarely makes apologies. Here’s the apology/Editor’s Note from magazine editor Tom Shroder: In the Jan. 25 issue of the Magazine, we ran [...]

A Jan. 22 Home article incorrectly said that Meredith Corp. is ceasing publication of Country Living magazine. That publisher is folding its Country Home magazine; Country Living, published by Hearst Communications, remains in operation. Link  Report an error

A Jan. 7 Page One article incorrectly described current and former intelligence officials as believing that the CIA suffers from incompetent leadership and low morale. The sentence should have said that the officials expressed resentment about such suggestions. Link Thanks, Cameron!  Report an error

The Nov. 29 obituary of Robert M. White II mistakenly referred to him as “Mr. Smith” on two occasions. Link  Report an error

A Reliable Source item in the Nov. 21 Style section describing Michael Lohan’s dinner at Teatro Goldoni incorrectly indicated that he shared the wine that was ordered by his table. Lohan, who does not drink, did not have any wine. Link  Report an error

In a previous edition of this story, it was stated that Olivia de Havilland had won an Academy Award in 1939. She was actually nominated, but did not win. The story also stated that de Havilland won an Oscar for the 1948 film “The Snake Pit.” Again, she was nominated but did not win. Link [...]

The Value Added column in the Nov. 17 Business section should have said that a typical Chevrolet dealership sells 400 units per year, compared with Toyota’s 1,800 per year. The column incorrectly characterized those numbers as monthly figures. The column also incorrectly calculated that dealerships earn $150,000 in profit before taxes for every $1 million [...]

Critic Tom Sietsema should have recused himself from reviewing the Commissary, a restaurant featured in the Oct. 29 Food section. He and one of the restaurant’s owners had earlier had a personal relationship. The Washington Post regrets that he reviewed this restaurant, and will remove the review from its online archive. Link This Editor’s Note [...]

A photo caption in the Oct. 22 Style section incorrectly referred to Bill O’Reilly as a “right-wing pundit.” The Fox News host presents himself as an independent. Link Thanks, Josh!  Report an error