The ABC has been forced to issue a correction to an online article after social media users pointed out a sloppy mistake, with one arguing the phrasing contributes to COVID-19 misinformation.
COVID hospitalisations in Australia pass January peak to hit new recordThe section on Western Australia was labelled “WA hospitalisations trending down but peak still coming”, accompanied by a graph showing the state’s seven-day average for COVID-19 hospitalisations was in fact trending upwards.
The subheading was originally titled “WA hospitalisations trending down but peak still coming”. Picture: Supplied. The edited subheading now reads “WA infections average trending down but peak still coming” and features an editor’s note at the bottom, written in bold letters. “Editor's note : This story has been updated to correct a heading which stated that the rate of hospitalisations in WA was trending down,” it reads.The edited subheading now reads “WA infections average trending down but peak still coming” and features an editor’s note at the bottom. Picture: Supplied
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