In an article published in Politics on July 23, Scaachi Koul wrongly claimed that Nikki Haley has a family nickname. According to Haley, Nikki is the middle name listed on her birth certificate.
In an article published in Politics on July 22, Richard Morgan wrongly claimed that COVID kills 37.7 percent of octogenarians. In a 30-day study of elderly patients hospitalized with COVID-19, the mortality rate for patients between 80 and 90 years old was 37.7 percent.
In a July 22 article published in Outward, Nico Lang misquoted Gillian Branstetter, communications strategist for the ACLU. She said, “Queer people can be prone to a kind of Whig view of history,” not a “curved view of history.”
Due to an editing error, a July 22 Politics article wrongly claimed that since Joe Biden dropped out, Bernie Sanders endorsed Kamala Harris. He still hasn’t.
In an article published in Politics on July 21, Fred Kaplan wrongly claimed that President William McKinley had been assassinated during his first term. The assassination occurred shortly after McKinley began his second term.
In an article published in Politics on July 21, David Faris wrongly claimed that Sherrod Brown of Ohio was the first senator to call for Biden to drop out of the presidential race. Peter Welch of Vermont was the first.
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