When we get a fact wrong, we fix the article. This page lists corrections to facts in our reporting, such as figures, dates, history and sources, so the record is easy to check.
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Corrections to published articles
26 July 2026 — Foods to Limit During and After Cancer Treatment
The article stated that industrial seed oils are pro-inflammatory and listed them among the most harmful fats, citing Simple Wikipedia. This was wrong, not merely contested. The American Heart Association states there is no reason to avoid seed oils, and reviews of omega-6 intake have not found they raise inflammation in humans. The section was rewritten to separate the real concern — partially hydrogenated oils and repeatedly reheated frying oils — from the folk one. The Wikipedia citation was removed and replaced with the American Cancer Society, WHO/IARC, the World Cancer Research Fund and the AHA. Given this is health information read by people in treatment, it is the most serious error on this list.
26 July 2026 — What Is a Paletero?
The article claimed 1.5 million paleteros operate in the United States, and twice referred to an annual Paletero Festival in San Diego. Neither could be traced to any source — on the statistic, this article was itself the internet’s top result, which is how a number with no origin becomes a fact. Both were removed, along with a definition of paletas as a cream-based ice cream, which describes only paletas de leche.
26 July 2026 — Where Did Reggaeton Come From?
The article said police and the National Guard raided record stores in Puerto Rico in 1995, merging two separate operations. The 1995 raids were carried out by the Drugs and Vice Control Bureau; National Guard deployments belong to the separate Mano Dura Contra el Crimen policy. The two are now distinguished.
26 July 2026 — What Is Elote?
The article described lime and chilli as ancient Mesoamerican flavour partners. Chilli, yes — but limes are not native to the Americas. Citrus arrived after 1492, so lime on elote is colonial, not ancient. The same error was caught before publication in two other food articles.
28 July 2026 — What Are Pupusas?
The article gave the etymology as a single Nahuatl word, pipilztli, meaning “swollen.” That form does not appear in any source we could check. It has been replaced with the range of candidates scholars actually propose — pupusawa, púpu with tsa, and putsúua — and the origin now credits the Lenca alongside the Pipil. A Wikipedia citation was removed.
28 July 2026 — Abuela Rituals
Three Wikipedia citations were removed. They pointed at Florida Water, rue and rose water as substances and never supported the claims about how the practices are used. A heading also read “Your abuela rituals has been doing this for free since 1962” — a grammatical break caused by keyword insertion — and has been fixed.
28 July 2026 — Clean Girl Aesthetic: The 90s Chola Truth
Three Wikipedia citations were removed and replaced with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Latino and an academic paper from Exeter College, Oxford.
What else changed
Two articles offering health and financial advice without a credentialed author have been removed from search indexing rather than rewritten. They remain readable.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Wehpa correct its mistakes?
Yes. When we find an error or someone reports one, we check it against sources and fix the article. Corrections to facts such as figures, dates and history are listed on this page.
How do I report an error on Wehpa?
Email [email protected] with the article and the specific claim. You do not need to prove it — pointing at it is enough for us to check.
What was Wehpa’s most serious correction?
An article on food during cancer treatment stated that seed oils are pro-inflammatory, citing Wikipedia. The American Heart Association contradicts this. Because it was health information aimed at people in treatment, it is the most serious error we have corrected.
Does Wehpa use AI to write articles?
AI assists with drafting. Every article is directed by a named human writer and every factual claim is verified against a named source before publication. Errors that get through are logged here.
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