Policy

Corrections Policy

Deceit commits to correcting errors visibly and promptly. This page describes our correction process and logs every correction we have made.

Principles

▌Transparency. Corrections are visible. We do not silently edit posts to remove errors. Every correction is logged on this page with the date, the change, and the reason.
▌Timeliness. When an error is confirmed, we correct it within 48 hours. The dateModified field in each post's structured data is updated to reflect the change.
▌Proportionality. Minor fixes (typos, broken links) are made without a correction log entry. Substantive changes (verdict changes, factual corrections, source updates) are logged here.
▌Retractions. If a post is fundamentally wrong, we retract it. The page remains online with a retraction notice at the top and a noindex directive. We do not delete the URL.

How to report an error

If you find an error in any Deceit post, email contact@deceit.media with:

The URL of the post.
The specific claim that is wrong.
The source that contradicts it.

We review every correction request. If the error is confirmed, we correct it, update the dateModified field, and log the correction below.

Correction log

#1 2026-07-02

Hillsong's whistleblower was told to deceive regulators.

Change: Verdict changed from "False" to "Institutional deception".

Reason: The previous verdict "False" was ambiguous — it was unclear whether it referred to Hillsong's denials being false or the propaganda being false. The new verdict is more precise.

#2 2026-07-02

The Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps operated for 30 years.

Change: Verdict changed from "False" to "Institutional deception". Language softened from direct "cult" labeling to BITE model clinical framing.

Reason: Editorial alignment with MISSION.md §16: use clinical framing instead of "cult" label. The previous verdict was ambiguous for an institutional analysis post.

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