Business Magnates And Industrialists Codexery — Data & Quality

We publish our audit record because accuracy claims should be checkable. Every entry on this site runs through an automated fact-audit pipeline (accuracy audit → source-grounded repair → visual QA); this page is generated from that pipeline's own report, not written by hand.

Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-31 · 5 entries checked · 3 flagged · 6 issues confirmed · 3 corrected · 3 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Adolf Dassler — The entry states that a German gold medal runner wore Dassler shoes at the 1932 Los Angeles games, marking the first known Olympic gold for the brand, but the first known Olympic gold for Dassler shoes was at the 1936 Berlin Olympics (Jesse Owens), and no Germ

Adolf Dassler — The entry claims both brothers joined the Nazi Party on 1 May 1933, but the exact date is not universally confirmed for both; Rudolf Dassler may have joined later, and the specific date for both is not reliably established in all historical accounts.

Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud — The entry states Al Waleed was listed as the 8th-richest man in the world by Forbes in 2017 with a net worth of $18.7 billion, but in Forbes' 2017 list he was ranked 45th, not 8th.

Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud — The entry says he invested $590 million in Citicorp in January 1991, eventually holding about 15 percent of the company, but the widely reported precise figure is 14.9%, not 'about 15 percent'.

Alan Bond — Bond was Australian of the Year in 1978 jointly with Galarrwuy Yunupingu: This is incorrect. Alan Bond was the sole Australian of the Year in 1978.

Alan Bond — After his release from prison, he was included in Business Review Weekly's 'Rich 200 List' in 2008: This is incorrect. Bond was not on the BRW Rich 200 list in 2008.

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