NPR Corrections

Corrected on 2011-12-30 00:00:00

A previous Web version of this story, as does the audio, incorrectly identified Sheryl Sandberg as the CEO of Facebook. Sandberg is actually the chief operating officer.

Corrected on 2011-12-29 00:00:00

A previous version of this story incorrectly identified Rick Santorum as a former governor of Pennsylvania. Santorum is a former senator but has never been the governor.

Corrected on 2011-12-29 00:00:00

The audio of this story incorrectly refers to Mount Everest as the tallest mountain on Earth. While Everest is the highest in altitude, the tallest is actually Hawaii's Mauna Kea.

Corrected on 2011-12-28 00:00:00

A previous Web version, as does the audio, of this report on treating HIV to prevent transmission may have implied that people who are not under treatment invariably infect others. In fact, Americans who are not taking antiviral drugs, or are not taking enough to keep the virus in check, could be infecting others. Many HIV-infected people use other means such as consistent condom use to reduce that risk.

Corrected on 2011-12-27 00:00:00

A previous Web version of this story incorrectly said that Steve Vai had played with Van Halen.

Corrected on 2012-03-22 00:00:00

Bart Centre, the man who claimed he would arrange to have your dog walked if you were taken up in the Rapture, now says his business venture was a hoax.

Corrected on 2011-12-20 00:00:00

The online version of this story initially said that Daniel Craig was the fifth canonical James Bond. He is the sixth, after Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan.

Corrected on 2011-12-21 00:00:00

The audio of this story, as did a previous Web version, incorrectly identifies Mona Mosk as a psychiatrist. Mosk is a psychologist.

Corrected on 2011-12-20 00:00:00

We incorrectly referred to Gen. Craig McKinley as an admiral.

Corrected on 2011-12-16 00:00:00

A previous Web version of this story incorrectly said that under some proposed tax plans, the maximum 401(k) contribution may be lowered to 20 percent of your income or $20,000, whichever is higher. In fact, the maximum contribution is the lesser of the two.

Corrected on 2012-01-04 00:00:00

This column incorrectly identified the construction company that CAMERA said planned to build housing specifically for Jaffa's Arab residents. CAMERA did not name a specific construction company, but said the municipality of Tel-Aviv plans to build the housing.

Corrected on 2011-12-14 00:00:00

A previous online introduction to this story incorrectly said that the Zynga IPO was expected to be the largest since Google's in 2004. It was actually expected to be the largest technology IPO since Google's.

Corrected on 2011-12-14 00:00:00

We previously misidentified the World Wildlife Fund as the World Wildlife Foundation.

Corrected on 2011-12-12 00:00:00

A previous Web version of this story incorrectly said that Robin Thicke and Paula Patton have been married for 16 years. While they have been together that long, they actually have been married five years.

Corrected on 2011-12-09 00:00:00

A previous Web version of this story incorrectly said that the Brittians' mortgage payment had increased from $200 to $1,400. The $200 figure is actually the amount of the increase, not the previous payment.

Corrected on 2011-12-07 00:00:00

A previous Web version of this story incorrectly said that the payroll tax holiday approved by Congress a year ago reduced Social Security's revenues this year by $145 billion. The correct amount is $105 billion.

Corrected on 2014-02-28 00:00:00

The original introduction to this recipe incorrectly attributed the term anna rascalla to the actor Rajnikanth.

Corrected on 2011-12-06 00:00:00

A previous version of this story referred to notable failed governor recalls in history and cited Gov. Jerry Brown of California as having recalls attempted against him in 1960 and 1965. That was actually Gov. Edmund Brown. Recall elections of Gov. Jerry Brown were attempted in 1977, 1979 and 1980.

Corrected on 2011-12-07 00:00:00

This story quotes Leonard Levitt, a critic of the department, as saying that the commissioner had "done nothing" to address the issue of fixing tickets until the issue gained media attention. Although the NYPD had previously refused to comment or respond to questions, after the story aired an official wrote to NPR to say that the department had begun an investigation before news stories appeared. We also quoted Richard Aborn, who heads a watchdog group, as saying that the NYPD has no independent oversight. In fact there are independent review boards.

Corrected on 2011-12-14 00:00:00

We reported that Paul Rice founded Fair Trade USA. In fact, the organization, first known as TransFair USA, was founded by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. Rice was the organization's first staff member, and he remains president and CEO.

Corrected on 2012-01-30 00:00:00

We incorrectly identified an official of the Human Rights Campaign as Frank Sainz, president. The official is actually Fred Sainz, vice president of communications and marketing.

Corrected on 2011-11-27 00:00:00

An earlier online version of this story referred to President Obama's supercommittee. The debt supercommittee was in fact a congressional supercommittee with members appointed by congressional leaders, not Obama.

Corrected on 2011-11-28 00:00:00

The first name of Jessica Flowers, the program manager of Free Arts of Arizona, was incorrect in an earlier version of this story.

Corrected on 2012-02-08 00:00:00

An earlier version of this post said an IAEA report had found Iran was "working on nuclear weapons," when in fact the IAEA report was not as definitive and found Iran may have been working on nuclear weapons. This post also said that former IAEA chief Mohamed El Baradei had "found no evidence" Iran was working on a nuclear weapon, when it's more accurate to characterize El Baradei as saying his agency could not prove Iran was working on a nuclear weapon.

Corrected on 2011-11-22 00:00:00

The audio of this story, as did a previous Web version, incorrectly says that Rick Santorum was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1996. He was elected in 1994.

Corrected on 2011-11-24 00:00:00

We left out a key step in SAVEUR Editor-In-Chief James Oseland's roasting instructions: After sliding the turkey into the oven, immediately lower the heat to 350 degrees.

Corrected on 2011-11-16 00:00:00

An earlier version of this review suggested that this posthumous novel would be Michael Crichton's last. But apparently the door is still open. According to his publisher, there are "indications that there may be other books" Crichton was working on at the time of his death.

Corrected on 2011-11-16 00:00:00

The audio of this story, as did a previous Web version, incorrectly says that solar and wind power companies receive $37 million a year in federal subsidies. They actually receive $370 million a year.

Corrected on 2011-12-28 00:00:00

Near the end of the audio version of this story, a man speaking in Korean at an urban renewal project is incorrectly identified as President Lee Myung-bak. The speaker was former President Roh Moo-hyun.

Corrected on 2011-11-14 00:00:00

Some numbers were left out of the number series for next week's challenge, both on the air and in a previous version of the Web text. The correct sequence should be 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 15, 20, 40, 51, 55, 60 and 90.

Corrected on 2011-11-10 00:00:00

A previous headline on this story incorrectly said that a Solyndra supporter pushed the White House for loans. In fact, House Republicans contend that an Obama supporter pushed the White House for Solyndra loans.

Corrected on 2011-11-09 00:00:00

We incorrectly said that the upgrades currently under way at Florida Power and Light's nuclear plants are not financed by shareholders and investors. In fact, they are financed by FPL. Customers pay just a portion of the total cost before the upgrades are complete.

Corrected on 2011-11-07 00:00:00

A previous introduction to this story incorrectly implied that a "Yes" vote would overturn the law. In fact, a "Yes" vote affirms the law.

Corrected on 2011-11-07 00:00:00

A previous Web version of this story incorrectly said that the Avon Lake power plant released more than 2 million tons of toxic chemicals in 2010. The correct amount is more than 2 million pounds.

Corrected on 2011-11-04 00:00:00

A previous version of this story incorrectly said that millennials were first eligible to vote in the 1990 election between Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush. It was actually the 2000 election between George W. Bush and Al Gore.

Corrected on 2011-11-07 00:00:00

A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that the Fort Peck Dam was a Works Project Administration project. It has been corrected.

Corrected on 2012-01-20 00:00:00

The photo published on an earlier version of this review misidentified the actors pictured in it. A new, correctly captioned photo has replaced it.

Corrected on 2011-11-05 00:00:00

This review initially misidentified the male lead in the film 'From Here to Eternity.' The text has been amended.

Corrected on 2011-11-03 00:00:00

We mistakenly identified Dr. Andrew Coates as a psychiatrist. While Coates is a doctor who works at the state psychiatric hospital, he is not a psychiatrist.

Corrected on 2011-11-21 00:00:00

A previous headline incorrectly said that the Mississippi amendment would make a fetus a person. The measure actually referred to fertilized human eggs.

Corrected on 2011-12-16 00:00:00

The audio of this story, as did a previous Web version of this story, incorrectly identifies Simon Tilford as Simon Tilwell.

Corrected on 2011-10-31 00:00:00

We incorrectly said that the most recent Super Bowl was LX (60). It was actually XLV (45).

Corrected on 2011-10-31 00:00:00

The audio of this story, as did a previous Web version, mischaracterizes the leeway the Department of Education has in determining how Teacher Incentive Fund grants can be spent. The law authorizing the fund specifically says the money must go to teacher performance bonuses in low-income schools.

Corrected on 2011-10-19 00:00:00

A previous version of this post incorrectly identified Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid as the Senate minority leader.

Corrected on 2011-10-20 00:00:00

The audio version of this story, as did a previous Web version, incorrectly says that Global Diving & Salvage Inc. owns the Nanuq. The ship is actually owned by Edison Chouest Offshore.

Corrected on 2011-10-19 00:00:00

In a previous version of this post, we misidentified the author of the Good Magazine article. That article was written by Peter Smith, not Catherine Lawlor.

Corrected on 2011-10-20 00:00:00

A previous Web version of this story incorrectly identified the author of The Benefit and the Burden. The book was written by Bruce Bartlett, not Brooks.

Corrected on 2011-10-17 00:00:00

A previous headline incorrectly referred to Alabama instead of Arizona.

Corrected on 2011-10-14 00:00:00

We mistakenly said that candidate Obama had raised $745 million in 2004. It was actually in 2008.

Corrected on 2011-10-14 00:00:00

In this story, we identified Nasir al-Wahayshi's deputy as Abdullah al-Rami. It is believed that Abdullah al-Rami has been killed and that his brother, Qasim a-Rami, has replaced him.

Corrected on 2012-02-13 00:00:00

In this story, our reporter referred to an exchange between Hezbollah and Israel as involving "thousands" of remains of Palestinian fighters who had died in combat. The exchange in question took place in July 2008: Israel received the bodies of its soldiers, Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev, and in exchange gave Hezbollah five living fighters and the bodies of 199 Hezbollah and Palestinian fighters who had been killed in previous years.

Corrected on 2011-10-11 00:00:00

A previous headline incorrectly characterized West Liberty, Iowa, as the nation's first majority Hispanic town. The town is the first in Iowa to be majority Hispanic.

Corrected on 2011-10-12 00:00:00

A previous Web version of this story incorrectly said that Mitt Romney finished fourth in the Values Voter Summit straw poll. Romney actually finished in sixth place.

Corrected on 2011-10-06 00:00:00

Previous audio and Web versions of this story incorrectly referred to Harvey Silverglate as a Harvard law professor. Silverglate is an attorney in Boston.

Corrected on 2011-10-06 00:00:00

Previous versions of this story incorrectly said that Apple Computer was founded in a garage in Cupertino, Calif. The garage was actually in Los Altos.

Corrected on 2011-10-05 00:00:00

Previous audio and Web versions of this story stated that Daniel Shechtman's U.S. appointment was at the University of Iowa. Shechtman is actually at Iowa State University.

Corrected on 2011-10-06 00:00:00

The audio of this story, as did a previous Web version, incorrectly says that in Texas, the only power the governor has is to grant a single 30-day reprieve, and only if the pardons board recommends it. The pardons board is not part of that process. Additionally, previous audio and Web versions incorrectly said that Texas Gov. Rick Perry has granted one stay of execution in his more than 10 years in office and that George W. Bush granted one. In fact, during his time in office Perry has commuted one death sentence to life in prison; Bush granted one commutation.

Corrected on 2011-10-05 00:00:00

Oliver Smoot was born in August 1940, making him 18 years old in October 1958, not 17, as a previous version of this post stated; his son, Steve, graduated from MIT in 1990, not 1989. In addition, a previous version of this post quoted Warwick Cairns stating that Oliver Smoot was 48 in 1987; in fact, he was 47.

Corrected on 2011-10-03 00:00:00

In the audio version of this story, as in a previous Web version, artist Dora De Larios incorrectly defines nisei as being first-generation Americans. The nisei are second generation, born in the U.S. to immigrant parents.

Corrected on 2011-10-03 00:00:00

An earlier Web version of this story said there were more than 2,400 known roundabouts in the U.S. According to Kittelson and Associates, a transportation engineering and planning firm, there are more than 2,000.

Corrected on 2011-09-28 00:00:00

The audio of this story, as did a previous Web version, misidentifies pitcher Phil Niekro as Joe Niekro.

Corrected on 2011-09-27 00:00:00

Early audio and Web versions of this story incorrectly referred to the HMAS Sydney as a battleship — the Sydney was a light cruiser. An earlier version should have noted that the Finding Sydney Foundation shared information with Mearns, and together they obtained government support for the search.

Corrected on 2011-09-27 00:00:00

In early audio and previous Web versions of this story, Bill O'Reilly incorrectly said there are three handwritten copies of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. There are actually five such copies.

Corrected on 2011-09-27 00:00:00

Previous audio and Web versions of this story incorrectly characterized a settlement reached by Siemens with U.S. prosecutors in a foreign corruption case. Siemens pleaded guilty to charges of falsification of records.

Corrected on 2011-09-27 00:00:00

The audio and a previous Web version of this story incorrectly characterized James Mitchell as unfamiliar with QR codes. He is in fact familiar with the technology but chooses not to use it.

Corrected on 2011-09-26 00:00:00

A previous Web version of this story incorrectly identified former Utah Sen. Bob Bennett as a Democrat. Bennett is a Republican.

Corrected on 2011-11-03 00:00:00

A previous Web version of this story incorrectly referred to GIJobs.com. The website is GIBill.com. Additionally, based on information from the Senate HELP Committee, we said that for-profit companies brought in around $1 billion in benefits in the past year. The committee has corrected this information to say that the $1 billion figure applies over two years.

Corrected on 2011-09-22 00:00:00

The audio and previous Web text for this story incorrectly said that Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett was the sole Republican among a group of mayors visiting Washington. There were actually five Republicans in the group.

Corrected on 2011-09-21 00:00:00

The audio of this story incorrectly says, as did a previous Web version, that the river exploration pilot program is run by L.A. city officials and the Army Corps of Engineers. The program is actually run by the L.A. Conservation Corps and the Mountains Recreation Conservation Authority. Additionally, we said that the trip guides were from the California Conservation Corps. They were with the L.A. Conservation Corps.

Corrected on 2011-09-17 00:00:00

An earlier version of this text stated Rhode Island's Democratic governor supported a photo ID law. Lincoln Chafee is an independent.

Corrected on 2011-09-16 00:00:00

A previous version of this post misidentified the age of the stone wheel pictured.

Corrected on 2011-09-12 00:00:00

A previous version of this story misspelled Harvey Chochinov's surname.

Corrected on 2011-09-13 00:00:00

This version contains a more complete quote from Moeed Yusuf of the U.S. Institute of Peace, which was not in the original radio or Web version on Sept. 10.

Corrected on 2011-09-30 00:00:00

A previous version of this story incorrectly reported that Congress faces pressure from U.S. postal employee unions to uphold a mandate requiring the Postal Service to significantly pre-fund retiree health benefits for current and future workers. Actually, postal employee unions oppose this specific mandate.

Corrected on 2011-09-06 00:00:00

An early version of this story incorrectly stated that the star being examined by scientists is billions of light-years away from Earth, suggesting it is at the edge of the universe. The star is much closer to Earth, at the edge of the Milky Way galaxy.

Corrected on 2008-07-24 00:00:00

The story refers to a recording made in Clarksburg, Mississippi in 1942. It was actually Clarksdale, Mississippi.

Corrected on 2011-09-01 00:00:00

An earlier version of this post mischaracterized the highlighted research as relating to the strength of hurricanes. It has been updated to reflect that the research relates to the probability of hurricanes making landfall.

Corrected on 2011-08-30 00:00:00

The nonpartisan group No Labels has since revised its estimate of the percentage of congressional members not holding town hall meetings in August to 56 percent.

Corrected on 2011-08-30 00:00:00

An early audio version of this story incorrectly said that Dominique Strauss-Kahn had been acquitted of the charges against him. In fact those charges were dropped.

Corrected on 2011-08-30 00:00:00

The audio and text introductions to this story incorrectly stated that deadly violence along the border area of Israel, Egypt and the Gaza Strip on Aug. 18 began with action by the Israeli military. The clash began when gunmen crossed from the Egyptian desert and launched a series of attacks in southern Israel. Israel responded with strikes along the Egyptian border and inside Gaza.

Corrected on 2011-08-23 00:00:00

We incorrectly identified a Middle East expert as Karim Emile Bitar. He is Karim Pakzad.

Corrected on 2019-05-28 00:00:00

In the audio introduction to this story, as in a previous Web version, we incorrectly say that Bill Buckner won the Gold Glove award.

Corrected on 2012-05-25 00:00:00

We referred to Julian Assange's walking out of an interview with CNN because he was asked about criminal charges he was facing, a reference to allegations in Sweden. Assange does not face formal legal charges. Swedish authorities have sought his extradition to answer questions relating to allegations of sexual assault.

Corrected on 2011-08-15 00:00:00

Previous text and audio versions of this story misidentified the curator of the 1955 photography exhibition "Family of Man" at the Museum of Modern Art as William Steichen. Edward Steichen was the curator.

Corrected on 2011-08-13 00:00:00

The audio and a previous Web version of this story incorrectly stated that the Coast Guard isn't a combat force.

Corrected on 2011-08-12 00:00:00

The audio version of this story incorrectly suggests, as did a previous Web version, that David Wallinga of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy thinks federal farm subsidies lead directly to overeating. His statement referred to all federal farm policy.

Corrected on 2011-08-15 00:00:00

The audio and a previous Web version of this story said that 1981 was the last time teen unemployment ticked above 20 percent. While that rate has been above 20 percent in other years since, 1981 was the last time that it remained elevated for a prolonged period of time.

Corrected on 2011-08-09 00:00:00

The original story that ran on Aug. 8 referred to the U.S. military's Special Forces. The correct title is the Special Operations Forces.

Corrected on 2011-08-08 00:00:00

In this report we mistakenly referred to the St. Louis Cardinals. The NFL Cardinals are an Arizona team. The two teams that were scheduled to play in this year's Hall of Fame Game were the St. Louis Rams and the Chicago Bears.

Corrected on 2011-08-12 00:00:00

A previous headline incorrectly stated that the commencement was a year after the tornadoes in Alabama. The tornadoes actually happened in spring 2011.

Corrected on 2011-08-07 00:00:00

An earlier version of this post misstated Charles's date of death.

Corrected on 2011-08-08 00:00:00

The previous headline and text for this story incorrectly said the miners had been trapped for 33 days instead of 69 days.

Corrected on 2011-08-03 00:00:00

A previous Web version of this story incorrectly said that Jim Thorpe's eldest living son, William, was from his first marriage. William Thorpe is actually the son of Jim Thorpe and his second wife.

Corrected on 2011-08-03 00:00:00

The study quoted in this post, which claims that Internet Explorer users had lower IQs, appears to be an elaborate hoax. We've posted an explanatory post here.

Corrected on 2011-08-03 00:00:00

We incorrectly said that reporter Nicholas Schmidle had spoken with the Navy SEALs who participated in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. Schmidle used information from others who had debriefed the SEALs; he did not speak with them himself.

Corrected on 2011-08-03 00:00:00

After a further conversation with Cherif Bassiouni, we changed language in the Web version of the story that characterizes Bassiouni's assessment of the situation in Bahrain. Initially, we said, "In an interview, he seemed underwhelmed by the scale of Bahrain's crackdown, compared with the ethnic cleansing in the former Yugoslavia, for example." A more accurate characterization is "In an interview, he said the scale of Bahrain's crackdown was 'manageable,' compared with the ethnic cleansing in the former Yugoslavia, for example." The archived audio does not reflect these changes.

Corrected on 2011-07-27 00:00:00

An earlier version of this post relied on other news outlets' reports that wrongly identified the GOP staffer who sent email urging conservative activists to press lawmakers to oppose the Boehner debt-ceiling plan as Paul Teller, executive director of the Republican Study Committee. It wasn't, according to the RSC's spokesman but another aide. I regret the mistake.

Corrected on 2011-07-26 00:00:00

The original version of this story reported that milk would be included in Happy Meals by default. Milk will be among the beverages available with Happy Meals, but the choice will be left to purchasers.

Corrected on 2011-08-17 00:00:00

This version notes that UNICEF has financed the deradicalization program with a grant. This was not mentioned in the original version on web that appeared July 25.

Corrected on 2011-07-25 00:00:00

The initial version of this story misspelled coca leaf throughout.