FinanceTracked is committed to accuracy in every article we publish. When we get something wrong, we correct it — promptly, clearly, and in a way that lets readers see what changed.
What qualifies as a correction
A correction is issued when an article contains a factual error. Examples include:
- A misstated price, percentage, date, or financial figure.
- A misidentified company, person, exchange, or regulator.
- A misquoted or misattributed statement.
- A misdescribed corporate action (for example, a merger reported as an acquisition, or a bond issue reported as an equity offering).
- Any other statement of fact that turns out to be incorrect and material to the reader’s understanding of the story.
What is not a correction
Not every change to an article is a correction. We distinguish between:
- Corrections — for factual errors, as described above.
- Clarifications — for statements that were technically accurate but could be misread, and are reworded to remove the ambiguity.
- Updates — for developing stories where new information is added to reflect changes after publication (a company issuing a fresh statement, a court ruling being appealed, a share price moving during a trading day).
- Copy edits — for typos, spelling, punctuation, and style fixes that do not affect meaning. These are made silently.
How we make a correction
When we correct a factual error, we do the following:
- Fix the error in the article. The incorrect wording is replaced with the accurate wording.
- Append an Editor’s Note. A dated correction notice is added at the bottom of the article (and, for serious errors, at the top) explaining what was wrong and what has been corrected. The original wording is described so readers understand the change.
- Timestamp the article.The article’s “Updated” date is refreshed to reflect the correction.
- Preserve the record. We do not delete corrected articles or remove them from the archive except in narrow cases (see below).
An example correction notice:
Correction, [date]: An earlier version of this article stated that Company X’s Q1 revenue was ₦4.5 billion. The correct figure is ₦4.2 billion. The article has been updated.
How we make a clarification
When we clarify a statement, we add a dated Clarification note at the bottom of the article explaining what the earlier wording could have suggested and what has been reworded.
Update timestamps
Articles updated with new developments after publication carry an “Updated” timestamp near the byline. For evergreen personal finance content — guides on tax, retirement, credit, and similar topics — the timestamp reflects the most recent editorial review.
Article removal
We do not remove articles from our archive to hide errors. In rare cases, we may remove or unpublish an article when:
- Legal counsel advises removal in response to a valid legal claim.
- The article contained factual errors so pervasive that a correction cannot restore it.
- Continued publication would cause disproportionate harm to a named private individual and the public interest in the story does not outweigh that harm.
If an article is removed, we place a brief notice at the URL explaining that the article has been unpublished and the date of the decision.
How to submit a correction request
If you believe an article contains a factual error, please email corrections@financetracked.com with:
- The article URL.
- The specific wording you believe is incorrect.
- What you believe the correct information is.
- Any supporting source or documentation, if available.
We review every correction request. Where a request is straightforward and the error is verifiable against a primary source, we typically publish the correction within one business day. More complex requests — those involving disputed interpretation, third-party statements, or ongoing legal matters — may take longer as we investigate.
We reply to every correction request, whether or not we ultimately agree that a correction is warranted.
Contact
Corrections: corrections@financetracked.com
Editor-in-Chief: Omobolade Ajibade — editor@financetracked.com