Corporations 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: 2026-09-02 · 5 entries checked · 4 flagged · 6 issues confirmed · 4 corrected · 2 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Mars Inc. — The claim that Mars, Inc. was founded on a specific day, June 23, 1911, is speculative and not recognized by the company as an official founding date.

Mars Inc. — The anecdote that Franklin Clarence Mars's mother taught him to hand dip candy is unverified and not a confirmed historical fact.

McDonald's — The original San Bernardino restaurant was demolished in 1971; the site was later sold to Juan Pollo in 1998, not the 1990s generally.

McKesson Corporation — The entry states McKesson was founded in 1828 as Olcott & McKinnon, but the correct original partnership name is Olcott & McKesson.

Microsoft — The claim that Microsoft's 1986 IPO created two billionaires (Gates and Allen) is inaccurate because Paul Allen was not a billionaire immediately after the IPO; his net worth was around $100–200 million at the time, and he became a billionaire in the early 199

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