Corrections

Paula

Corrections Jan 10, 2010
In Paula Polite's Wednesday column, she wrote that diners must switch from a salad fork to a shrimp fork if seafood surpasses 20 percent ...

Pipe Bomb

Corrections Jan 9, 2010
The pipe bomb schematic printed in last week's "Crafts" column will explode prematurely, killing anyone attempting to construct it.

Homoerotic

Corrections ISSUE 48•09 Dec 11, 2009
Last week we forgot to include homoerotic undertones in our piece on high school wrestling. The Onion regrets the omission.

UPC Code

Corrections Dec 9, 2009
The UPC code sequence on last week's print issue read thin black line, thin white line, thin black line, thick white line, thick black ...

Reality Show

Corrections Nov 27, 2009
In last week's article about the reality show America's No. 1 Dancer, we described the sequence of contestant Casey Mendez's dance as ...

Camels

Corrections Nov 25, 2009
The Onion correctly stated that camels have three eyelids per eye to protect themselves from blowing desert sand; however, it should not have been the ...

Date

Corrections Nov 14, 2009
Yesterday we incorrectly printed the date Thursday, Nov. 12, instead of Friday, Nov. 13. The Onion apologizes to those who thought they were getting a ...

Newspaper

Corrections Oct 31, 2009
In all previous issues, we mistakenly described The Onion as a newspaper, rather than as the lifestyle platform it clearly is.

Sequence

Corrections Oct 28, 2009
A sequence of characters in last week's Onion evidently marked the first-ever print appearance of the One True Name of God Almighty.

Lockhorns

Corrections Oct 17, 2009
The Onion apologizes for the content of yesterday's Lockhorns comic panel. We respect the institution of marriage, and condemn any attempt to disgrace it ...

KIds Section

Corrections Oct 14, 2009
In last Sunday's kids' section, we were wrong to print as a definitive fact the idea that babies are brought into the world by ...

Baron

Corrections Oct 3, 2009
In Wednesday's article on Baron Von Hate, The Onion wrote, "All fear Baron Von Hate." This is factually incorrect; Captain Paradise isn't afraid ...

Ontogeny

Corrections Sep 30, 2009
In our Aug. 27 issue, we erroneously reported that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny. In actual fact, while superficial similarities between a species' stages of embryonic development ...

Saltine

Corrections Sep 19, 2009
There are 13 holes in every saltine cracker, not 15. The Onion regrets the error.

Niece

Corrections Sep 16, 2009
The Onion recently ran photos of a staff member's 18-month-old niece. We regret there aren't more pictures of that adorable child.

Forgot

Corrections Sep 5, 2009
The Onion forgot to capitalize "South American" in a story about South American mangoes last week.

Iron Man

Corrections Sep 2, 2009
Last week The Onion incorrectly reported that the final issue of the classic Iron Man alcoholism storyline was issue No.

Misquote

Corrections Aug 22, 2009
The Onion recently misquoted Aristophanes. Like any of you would have known but for our unflagging commitment to honesty.

Race

Corrections Aug 19, 2009
In last Sunday's editorial about race, The Onion should not have avoided any real discussion about race.