Key West weathers tropical storm with nonchalance

KEY WEST, Fla., Aug 18 (Reuters) - As Tropical Storm Fay buffeted Key West on Monday, islanders displayed the nonchalance that has earned the southernmost U.S. city its laid-back reputation.

Key West is NOT the southernmost U.S. city. It is the southernmost CONTINENTAL U.S. city - check the map for Hawaii. This is a freshman geography mistake - shame on the author and the fact checkers….

J.F.

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FACTBOX: Michael Phelps v Mark Spitz

Phelps was 19 when he went to his first Olympics, the 2004 Games in Athens. He won six gold and two bronze medals.

Hi. Was reading the factbox on Michael Phelps vs Mark Spitz on reuters.com. It says Phelps’s first Olympics was Athens 2004. Wrong. He also swam as a 15-year-old at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, in the 200m butterfly.

R.K.

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 REUTERS photo by Wolfgang Rattay

(R-L) Tom James, Steve Williams, Pete Reed and Andrew Triggs Hodge of Britain prepare to compete before the men’s four semifinal rowing competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Shunyi Rowing-Canoeing Park August 13, 2008. REUTERS/Aly Song

The photograph published is of the French coxless four and not the British as stated.

J.M.Q.

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Arkansas Democratic chairman shot at HQ dies  

Former U.S. President and Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton and his wife Sen. Hillary Hillary mourned the loss of Gwatney in a statement.
I’ve been using Reuters as my main online news source for a few years now and I have to say I’m increasingly disappointed with the proofreading prowess of your editors. Today brought us this gem, … Sen. Hillary Hillary mourned the loss…

Senator Hillary Hillary? Really? There are constantly errors like this throughout the articles.

A.S.

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Jeff Holguin of the U.S. unloads his rifle during a shooting practice ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 7, 2008. REUTERS/Ceerwan Aziz

Your caption calls this a a rifle. In fact, it is a shotgun.

John

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Hosts China fail to qualify for final

BEIJING, Aug 10 (Reuters) - China, one of the favourites for the gold medal, failed to qualify for the women’s gymnastics team final at the Olympics on Sunday.

The 2006 world champions were expected to battle it out with the United States for the top prize but a series of errors meant they failed to reach Wednesday’s final.

Did your reporter actually attend the Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Team Qualification event at the Beijing Olympics? Did your editor check facts based on the Ouija board school of journalism?

This story could not be further from the truth. Not only did the Chinese women qualify for the eight nation team final, but they qualified in first place.

Christopher C.

Not only is this story entirely false, but was it was posted at 10pm LAST night before the team qualifying competition even started.

V.K.

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REUTERS photo by Hans Deryk

Brett Favre reinstated by league

Favre will undergo a physical examination and a running test when he reports to the team’s training camp on Monday. Coach Mike Sherman is scheduled to speak to both quarterbacks in the evening.

“It’s important for us to communicate,” Sherman told reporters. “There are things we need to go through and from that conversation we will move forward.”

In your article, you keep making reference to Coach Mike Sherman. Mike Sherman is no longer the coach, it is now Mike McCarthy. Great job of editing and knowing your subject!!

Sweetpea 

Coach Mike Sherman is an old Packers coach — hasn’t been with the team since 2005. Mike McCarthy is the current Packers coach so not sure why Coach Mike Sherman would be talking to Rodgers and Favre tonight.

Seriously, it’s a simple fact check even a non-sports writer could catch, especially with all of the focus on the Favre saga — plus, the article is listed as having an editor.

Fletch

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REUTERS photo by Allen Fredrickson

Your headline led me to believe John, Paul, George and Ringo were getting together again. Sadly, this does not appear to be so.

Shiam

No, I’m afraid not. We changed it to beetles: GBU Editor

Hygiene hypothesis’ may be tied to bowel disease

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who grow up in a spick-and-span home may have a higher risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease, a study suggests.

I believe it should be spelled S-P-I-C . Adding the K makes it a pejorative.

The product is named “Spic and Span”.

C.M.

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Wear ox pendant to avoid rat clashes, leaders told

He pinpointed the birthdays of China’s leaders — President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao were both born in 1942, the Year of the Rat in the 12-year cycle of Chinese animal astrology.

Please note that 1942 is the year of the horse, not rat.

Suzanne

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