Did The New York Times publish a headline saying "A North American Treaty Organization Without America?" Yes, that's true: The mistake appeared in the April 3, 2026, print edition of the paper. Instead of saying "North American Treaty Organization," it should have said "North Atlantic Treaty Organization."
The claim appeared in a post (archived here) by the @sissenberg account on X on April 3, 2026. It read:
Does the @nytimes know what NATO stands for?
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The newspaper acknowledged its mistake in a post (archived here) by the @NYTimesPR account on X on April 3, 2026. It read:
A correction will appear in tomorrow's [April 4, 2026] print edition: 'A headline with an article on Friday about President Trump's threats to leave NATO misstated the full name of the body. It is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, not the North American Treaty Organization.'
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