I've done a little research of my own (with the help of a couple of unnamed interns and stringers who shall remain uncredited, as is standard practice) and I think I've discovered the next NYT reporter to be investigated: AMANDA HESSER. The evidence? In a column dated May 28, 2003, "Cooking Risotto With an Inexpensive and Decent Red Wine," Hesser states that the ingredients for red wine risotto include "one teaspoon of fresh thyme leaves." We've had that exhaustively fact-checked, although it's rather obvious that Hesser just made it up. As everyone knows, red wine risotto requires TWO teaspoons of fresh thyme leaves. Shame on you, Amanda.

For those of you wondering, we also had Maureen Dowd's column fact checked again. (There was only one fact. It was correct.)

A few other notable corrections:
· In an article dated May 18, 2003, the Times reported that trucker hats were no longer hip. The Times has since learned that trucker hats are still reasonably hip. The Times (or Gawker, on behalf of the Times) regrets the error.
· In a NY Post column dated May 24, 2003, a Times spokesperson supposedly stated, regarding the departure of Style section writer Alex Kuczynski, "We anxiously await her return." Even though it's not our paper, we feel moved to correct: what the spokesperson actually said was, "I know! Isn't it great?" The Times regrets the error. Sort of.
· William Safire stated, in a column dated May 25, 2003, that "Elzie Segar's Popeye the Sailor, [was] a 30's cartoon character who liked to state with great certainty, 'I yam what I yam and that's what I yam.'" Segar's character in fact said, "I am what I am and that's what I am." No yams of any sort were involved. The Times regrets the error.
...More later...