correctionsPolicy

correctionsPolicy · Optional

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Organization

What is it?

correctionsPolicy links a news organization or other publisher to its policy for handling errors: how errors are disclosed, how corrections are labeled, who is responsible for reviewing correction requests, and how significant the error must be to warrant a published correction versus a silent update.

The field accepts a CreativeWork or URL. It applies primarily to news organizations but is valid on Organization more broadly. It is one of the Trust Project's core transparency properties.

Why this matters for AEO

A corrections policy is a foundational indicator of journalistic accountability. Publications that commit to transparent error correction are, by definition, accountable for the accuracy of what they publish. AI answer engines that use news sources in their responses weight this accountability signal. A publication with a public corrections policy signals that it stands behind its reporting enough to publicly acknowledge and fix mistakes. For AI systems that must decide which sources to cite for factual claims, a declared corrections policy is one of the strongest available signals that an organization takes accuracy seriously. Publications without declared correction processes are more opaque to AI quality assessments than those that explain exactly how they handle errors.

What the specs say

Schema.org:correctionsPolicy expects a CreativeWork or URL. It is a statement describing the newsroom's disclosure and correction policy for errors in a NewsMediaOrganization or Organization. [Source: https://schema.org/correctionsPolicy]

Google: Not mentioned. This field is not listed in Google's structured data documentation for Organization. [https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/organization]

How to find your value

Corrections policies are typically published at a dedicated URL or as a section of the editorial standards document. Common locations:

• A dedicated /corrections page or /corrections-policy page
• A section of the editorial standards or ethics handbook
• An "About" page that includes correction procedures
• A FAQ page covering how to report errors

Many publications also maintain a live corrections log at a stable URL that lists recent published corrections. Point to the policy itself rather than the corrections log, or use both: the policy URL for correctionsPolicy and the log URL as a sameAs or related reference.

Format and code

Simple URL:

{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "NewsMediaOrganization",
  "name": "BBC News",
  "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news",
  "correctionsPolicy": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/editorialguidelines/guidelines/accuracy/corrections-and-updates"
}

CreativeWork object:

{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "NewsMediaOrganization",
  "name": "The New York Times",
  "url": "https://www.nytimes.com",
  "correctionsPolicy": {
    "@type": "CreativeWork",
    "name": "Corrections and Clarifications Policy",
    "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/editorial-standards/guidelines-on-integrity.html"
  }
}

Full Trust Project implementation:

{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "NewsMediaOrganization",
  "name": "The Guardian",
  "url": "https://www.theguardian.com",
  "correctionsPolicy": "https://www.theguardian.com/info/corrections-and-clarifications",
  "publishingPrinciples": "https://www.theguardian.com/info/editorial-standards",
  "ethicsPolicy": "https://www.theguardian.com/info/editorial-standards",
  "masthead": "https://www.theguardian.com/info/2015/aug/06/about-guardian-us"
}

Non-news organization with published correction process:

{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Organization",
  "name": "Consumer Reports",
  "url": "https://www.consumerreports.org",
  "correctionsPolicy": "https://www.consumerreports.org/about/contact/corrections/"
}

Webflow implementation

Static pages

Add correctionsPolicy to your organization's JSON-LD block on your About page or homepage via Page Settings > Custom Code. For publications with a stable corrections policy URL, static implementation requires no ongoing maintenance.

CMS template pages

This is an organization-level field, not a page-level field. Implement on static pages rather than CMS templates.

In Schema HQ

Inside Schema HQ, the organization schema editor includes correctionsPolicy as a URL field in the editorial transparency section. Enter your corrections policy URL and Schema HQ publishes it in the organization's JSON-LD alongside related transparency fields.

Real examples

NPR :

{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "NewsMediaOrganization",
  "name": "NPR",
  "url": "https://www.npr.org",
  "correctionsPolicy": "https://www.npr.org/about-npr/688765542/corrections",
  "publishingPrinciples": "https://www.npr.org/about-npr/688766551/npr-ethics-handbook",
  "ethicsPolicy": "https://www.npr.org/about-npr/688766551/npr-ethics-handbook"
}

Related fields

• publishingPrinciples
• ethicsPolicy
• masthead
• unnamedSourcesPolicy
• missionCoveragePrioritiesPolicy

FAQ

What should a corrections policy document include?

A substantive corrections policy should address: what types of errors trigger a correction (factual errors, misidentifications, data errors), how corrections are labeled (inline, at the top or bottom of the article, or on a corrections page), whether silent updates are made and how they are disclosed, who can request a correction and how, and who in the editorial process is responsible for reviewing and approving corrections.

Is there a difference between a corrections policy and a corrections page?

Yes. A corrections policy explains the process for handling errors. A corrections page or log lists the actual corrections that have been published. Both serve different purposes. correctionsPolicy is designed for the policy document. If you want to link to your corrections log separately, you can reference it in a related field or in the content of the corrections policy page itself.

Does this field apply only to news organizations?

No. Any organization that publishes content and has a process for handling errors can use correctionsPolicy. Research institutions, consumer advocacy organizations, fact-checking outlets, and standards bodies all publish corrections when they identify errors in their work, and all can benefit from declaring their corrections policy in structured data.