What does [sic] mean in an article [duplicate]
Solution 1:
sic is Latin (so, thus) and is used to call attention to an error in an original quote. Specifically, it is used when quoting another to say, "this is not a typographical, spelling or grammar error on the part of the reporter; rather, the error was in the original, and we're quoting it without change."
Solution 2:
It's from the Latin sic (so, thus). Etymonline dates it back to 1887.