CORRECTIONS & COMPLAINTS.
Effective August 22, 2026 · Last updated September 2, 2026.
Tell us what needs review
Accuracy and accountability matter. To challenge a factual error or raise a complaint about fairness, conflicts, sourcing, privacy, labels, paid content, automation, or another possible breach of the publication’s standards, email contact@whatsthescoopwithbroach.com. Include the article link, the statement or conduct at issue, the requested remedy, and any reliable documentation.
Who handles the request
Billy Roach, the owner and publisher, reviews corrections and standards complaints and makes the final newsroom decision. Because this is a one-person newsroom, there is no separate complaints officer, ombudsperson, independent editor, or external appeals panel. That limitation is disclosed so readers do not mistake internal reconsideration for independent review.
Response target
The publication aims to acknowledge a substantive request within five business days. Verification, legal questions, source protection, or requests involving extensive records may require more time. When practical, the requester will receive a status update rather than silence.
How requests are evaluated
Correction requests are reviewed against the article’s sources and any new authoritative information. A disagreement with an opinion or conclusion is not automatically a factual error, but factual claims within opinion pieces remain subject to correction.
What happens when an error is confirmed
Material errors are corrected promptly. When a change meaningfully affects a reader’s understanding, the article will show an updated time or an explanatory correction note when appropriate. Minor spelling, grammar, or formatting fixes may be made without a separate notice when they do not change the article’s meaning.
Developing stories
Breaking-news articles may change as police, courts, public agencies, witnesses, or other authoritative sources release new information. An update based on newly available facts is different from correcting an error, although both should be handled transparently.
Reconsideration and right of reply
If a requester believes relevant evidence was overlooked, one reconsideration request may be sent to the same address with the original request, the decision at issue, and the new or unaddressed evidence. A person or organization criticized in coverage may also submit a concise on-record response. Publication or placement of a response remains an editorial decision; factual errors are corrected regardless of whether a response is published.
Public record of significant changes
Significant correction notes remain attached to the affected article at the same URL whenever practical. Material developments that correct an authoritative source’s earlier account are labeled as updates or corrections in the story. For example, the September 2 update to the Iran wedding-site report preserves the change from an initial official count of five deaths to a revised count of four.