We will make mistakes. What matters is that we fix them quickly, visibly, and without pretending they did not happen. Reporting on companies whose share prices react to news makes silent edits particularly unacceptable — a reader who acted on the original version deserves to know it changed.
How to report an error
Email contact@microcapobserver.com with the article's link, the specific statement you believe is wrong, and any documentation supporting the correct position. Reports from companies we cover, their advisers, and readers are all treated the same way.
We acknowledge correction requests and aim to reach a decision promptly. If a claim is serious and we cannot resolve it quickly, we may add a note to the article recording that it is under review while we establish the facts.
What we do
- Correction. Where a material fact was wrong, we fix it and append a dated correction note explaining what was wrong and what it now says.
- Clarification. Where a statement was accurate but open to being misread, we rewrite it and note the clarification.
- Update. Where events have moved on since publication, we add the new information with a timestamp. An update is not a correction and is labelled differently.
- Retraction. Where an article's central claim cannot be supported, we retract it. The page remains online with the retraction displayed, rather than being deleted.
Corrections stay visible
Correction and clarification notes are published on the article itself and remain there permanently. We do not remove them once an article ages. Minor fixes that do not change meaning — a typo, a broken link, a formatting error — are made without a note.
Where an error was significant and the article was widely read, we will say so prominently rather than burying the note at the foot of the page.
Headlines and social posts
If an error appeared in a headline, the corrected article carries a note saying so. Where an incorrect claim was distributed by email or social channels, we issue the correction through the same channel rather than only on the page.
We do not remove articles on request
Accurate reporting is not unpublished because a subject would prefer it were not there. Requests to delete correct articles are declined. Where an article is inaccurate, the remedy is a correction or a retraction — both of which stay on the record.
Escalation
If you disagree with the outcome of a correction request, you can ask for it to be reviewed by an editor who was not involved in the original article. Write to the same address and say that you are asking for a review.