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CORRECTION article

Front. Psychol.

Sec. Consciousness Research

Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1678465

Frontiers Media SA 2 Correction: Quality-checking a novel "fact sheet" on ghostly episodes Missing citation Wrong

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  • 1Wooster Community Hospital, Wooster ,OH, United States
  • 2Integrated Knowledge Systems, Dallas, United States
  • 3Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid, Spain
  • 4Buckinghamshire New University, High Wycombe, United Kingdom
  • 5Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom

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The reference for Katz et al. 2005 was erroneously written as Katz, D. L., Meller, S., and Williams, A. L. (2012). Public health strategies for preventing and controlling obesity in school and worksite settings. Preventive Medicine, 55, 260-S105. https://doi.org/10. 1016/j.ypmed.2012.06.012 It should be Katz, D. L., O'Connell, M., Yeh, M. C., Nawaz, H., Njike, V., Anderson, L. M., Cory, S., Dietz, W., & Task Force on Community Preventive Services. (2005). Public health strategies for preventing and controlling overweight and obesity in school and worksite settings: A report on recommendations of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services. MMWR Recommendations and Reports,, 1-12. The original version of this article has been updated The reference for Schulz & Grimes, 2005 was erroneously written as Schulz, K. F., & Grimes, D. A. (2005). Sample size calculations in randomised trials: Mandatory and mystical. The Lancet, 365, 1348Lancet, 365, -1353. . https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(02)07737-8 It should be for Schulz, K. F., & Grimes, D. A. (2005). Sample size calculations in randomised trials: Mandatory and mystical. The Lancet,365(9467), 1348-1353. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(05)61034-3The original version of this article has been updatedMissing in-text citation Peters, E., Dieckmann, N., Dixon, A., Hibbard, J. H., & Mertz, C. K. (2007). Less is more in presenting quality information to consumers. Medical Care Research and Review,64(2), https://doi.org/10.1177/10775587070640020301 was not cited in the article. The citation has now been inserted in the section Introduction, Paragraph 3 and should read: "In particular, fact or information sheets are concise, easy-to-read resources that provide essential information on specific topics, thereby helping to promote awareness and education among diverse audiences. By summarizing key facts and presenting them in an organized way, information sheets simplify complex topics and enable users to better understand and remember pertinent data or associated recommendations (Peters et al. 2007). Their simple and direct format, often including bullet points, graphics, or charts, helps to convey quickly main ideas without overwhelming the reader with too many details (Houts et al., 2006). Fact Sheets also are a practical way to raise awareness of particular issues, because they can be shared widely across digital and print formats and thus effectively reach a broad audience. This ease of distribution allows individuals, organizations, and communities to stay informed on important issues, which can encourage positive actions related to health, environmental, or social topics (Katz et al., 2012). And since Fact Sheets are often created by trusted experts or institutions, they are generally viewed as a reliable and valuable resource for education and advocacy (Redman et al., 2011). " The original version of this article has been updated. "In particular, fact or information sheets are concise, easy-to-read resources that provide essential information on specific topics, thereby helping to promote awareness and education among diverse audiences. By summarizing key facts and presenting them in an organized way, information sheets simplify complex topics and enable users to better understand and remember pertinent data or associated recommendations (Peters et al. 2007). Their simple and direct format, often including bullet points, graphics, or charts, helps to convey quickly main ideas without overwhelming the reader with too many details (Houts et al., 2006). Fact Sheets also are a practical way to raise awareness of particular issues, because they can be shared widely across digital and print formats and thus effectively reach a broad audience. This ease of distribution allows individuals, organizations, and communities to stay informed on important issues, which can encourage positive actions related to health, environmental, or social topics (Katz et al., 2012). And since Fact Sheets are often created by trusted experts or institutions, they are generally viewed as a reliable and valuable resource for education and advocacy (Sun et al., 2019). " The original version of this article has been updated. In the published article, there was an error. Watt et al. (2015)" was an erroneous citation/reference which impacted the wording of the sentence and citations. Instead, the sentence in which it is cited should have read as follows: "Some averaged statistics (Ross & Joshi, 1992;YouGov, 2022) suggest that approximately 12% of survey respondents had encountered unusual physical events they interpreted as poltergeist activity. " Watt et al. (2015) noted that 12% of respondents had encountered unusual physical events they interpreted as poltergeist activity."The corrected sentence appears below: "Some averaged statistics (Ross & Joshi, 1992;YouGov, 2022) suggest that approximately 12% of survey respondents had encountered unusual physical events they interpreted as poltergeist activity"Please remove the citation and reference for Watt et al., 2015 as it was in error Also please add the following to the Reference section. Ross, C. A., & Joshi, S. (1992). Paranormal experiences in the general population. Journal of Nervous andMental Disease, 180(6), 357-368. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005053-199206000-YouGov. (2022, October 20). Americans describe their paranormal encounters [Survey]. YouGov America. Accessed at: https://today.yougov.com/society/articles/44141-paranormalencounters-yougov-poll-october-12-2022 The authors apologize for this error and state that this does not change the scientific conclusions of the article in any way. The original article has been updated.Below is a table which clearly states the changes if there is any confusion above.In the published article, there were errors with seven in-text citations and corresponding entries in the reference list. These involved incorrect author names, publication years, or citation formatting. Table 1 provides the corrected citations and references. These corrections do not affect the scientific conclusions of the article in any way. The original article has been updated.We apologize for these errors and appreciate the opportunity to correct the record.

Keywords: encounter experiences, fact checking, public education, Scientific literacy, sense making

Received: 02 Aug 2025; Accepted: 04 Aug 2025.

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* Correspondence: Brandon Massullo, Wooster Community Hospital, Wooster ,OH, United States

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