The Washington Post's correction problem

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UPDATE: Shortly after the publication of this item, The Washington Post changed the story in question from "Prisoner in van thought Gray was ‘trying to injure himself'" to "Prisoner in van heard 'banging against walls.'”

The Post also added a correction regarding Donta Allen's age and updated the article to include his comments disputing the police report. We welcome those changes. Our original item follows: Six days ago, The Washington Post published an article headlined, "Prisoner in van thought [Freddie] Gray was ‘trying to injure himself’." The article cited a police report which said that the 38-year-old prisoner who shared a police van with the now dead Baltimore native "told investigators that he could hear Gray 'banging against the walls' of the vehicle and believed that he 'was intentionally trying to injure himself.'" More...