Office of the Administrator
Correction to News Release HAEB-NR-2026-011
WASHINGTON, August 12, 2026. An earlier version of this release stated that the Bureau was founded in 1908. The release has been corrected to state that the Bureau has been founded since 1908. No factual change has occurred.
Original statement
The Bureau was founded in 1908.
Corrected statement
The Bureau has been founded since 1908.
Reason for the correction
The earlier wording described the founding as a completed event.
A completed event requires an approved date, an approved authority, and a certification. The Bureau’s founding authority is the subject of CASE HAEB-1908-NULL, which remains under prior review, and of OIG-2026-02, which reports founding authorities independently verified as 0 of 1.
The earlier wording therefore stated a conclusion the Bureau has not reached.
Whether the underlying event changed
No.
The founding has not changed. The founding continues.
Effective revision
Current Approved Past, Revision 12.4.
The correction does not require a revision increment. Revision 12.3 removed references introduced by Revision 12.2. Revision 12.2 was not issued.
Whether readers should update prior recollection
Readers who recall the earlier wording are not required to correct their recollection. The earlier wording was correct when it was published and is not correct now.
Voluntary recollection alignment is encouraged.
Record of the correction
The correction was entered in the release log at 4:18 p.m. on August 12, 2026. The log records the entering party as Employee 000.
No factual change has occurred.
Media contact
Office of Public Affairs, Office of the Administrator. Correction requests are accepted. Corrections to corrections are not.
Related records
Real-world source note
The historical anchors below are factual. The Bureau, its staff, its records, and every administrative consequence described on this page are fictional.
- The Historical Accuracy Enforcement Bureau, its founding, its founding authority, and this correction are fictional. No agency was founded in 1908 under any such statute, and no release was corrected. [Tier A, Basic anchor]
- News organizations and government press offices publish corrections that state the original wording, the corrected wording, and the reason for the change. This notice follows that convention. [Tier A, Basic anchor]