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APA Style (7th ed.)

If “incorrect spelling, grammar, or punctuation in the source might confuse readers, insert the word ‘[sic], italicized and bracketed, immediately after the error in the quotation” (American Psychological Association, 2020, p.274). For example, “they made they're [sic] lunches.” For more information, please see Quotations That Contain Errors (from APA Style's website). 

Reference

American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000