The Varsity printed three factual errors in a Nov. 9 feature on author Marty Beckerman. Beckerman has informed us that several things we quoted him as saying were erroneous. Firstly, to his knowledge, no children in the U.S. have been put in foster care because they were overweight. Secondly, there is currently no U.S. tax on fast food, although a campaign exists for such a tax. Lastly, Beckerman has never voted for George W. Bush, although he has in the past identified himself as a College Republican.
The source of the error about voting for Bush was due to a mistranscription by the author. The source of the other two factual errors is still unclear at this time; it may, in fact, have been Beckerman himself, as he admits he was drunk at the time the interview was conducted. Regardless, it is The Varsity’s policy to fact-check such statements, and we regret all the errors that were published.
