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The Erik Wemple Blog asked the Times for another example of an editor’s note apologizing for nonfactual issues.

From Washington Post • Oct. 27, 2022

In a decidedly nonfactual rock biopic, the pop-music parodist Weird Al Yankovic and Daniel Radcliffe, the “Harry Potter” star who plays him, found themselves on the same wavelength.

From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2022

“This telemarketing firm is using a nonfactual, distasteful, and inappropriate script to insight public outrage,” Gosch said in a statement.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 27, 2022

The speech was laced with nonfactual statements, but even that was a reminder of the path we’ve traveled over the past year and where we are now.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2018

The text of his correction is placed just above the full video clip of his interview with Pirro, graciously allowing everyone to still see his admittedly nonfactual but very true-sounding comments.

From Chicago Tribune • Jan. 14, 2015