[dredmorbius]

This is a convention for journalistic corrections, e.g., "The Times regrets the error", used to note corrections for at least a century:

<https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/13/insider/the-times-regrets...>

[strix_varius]

Your example is not passive voice.

[IAmBroom]

Yes, they are pointing out how it should have been written.

[strix_varius]

Apparently not.