Bitcoin first crossed $100,000 on December 4–5, 2024.
Claim:
As of April 12, 2026, the price of Bitcoin has never exceeded $100,000 USD.
TOTAL BS
Finance
Money, markets, and economic claims — separated from the noise.
Toyota reported a ¥108 billion operating loss in April–June 2011.
Claim:
Toyota's operating profit in Q1 2011 fell by approximately 77% compared to its planned target, resulting in a ¥8,685 billion loss, following the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.
TOTAL BS
Travel was the largest U.S. online retail category in 2005.
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In 2005, electronics and appliances accounted for 35% of online retail sales in the United States, making it the largest e-commerce product category that year.
TOTAL BS
Comprehensive federal tax data show middle earners pay about 14% versus 25–33% for top earners.
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The middle class in the United States pays higher effective tax rates than the wealthy as of April 2026.
MOSTLY BS
Peer-reviewed evidence shows tax cuts do not reduce government spending.
Claim:
Tax cuts lead to reductions in government spending.
TOTAL BS
Analyses of the 2017 tax cuts show growth offset only 4.5%–22% of revenue losses.
Claim:
Tax cuts pay for themselves through economic growth by generating sufficient additional tax revenue to offset the initial revenue loss.
TOTAL BS
Hanoi’s official e-commerce plan targets a 17–20% retail share by 2030.
Claim:
In Hanoi, the share of e-commerce in total retail sales is expected to exceed 17% in 2026.
SOME BS
Vietnam’s 2025 e-commerce revenue was about $32 billion, nearly 12% of retail sales.
Claim:
Vietnam's national e-commerce revenue in 2025 is estimated at approximately 830 trillion VND, accounting for nearly 12% of total national retail revenue.
HARDLY BS
Hanoi’s 2026 Digital Transformation Plan targets digital economy at 22%+ of GRDP.
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By the end of 2026, Hanoi's digital economy is targeted to account for at least 22% of the city's Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP).
NOT BS
Tourism leakage often sends 40–80% of mass-tourism profits abroad.
Claim:
In mass tourism, a significant portion of profits is retained by large companies instead of being distributed to local communities.
HARDLY BS
Founded in 1957, BIDV is among Vietnam’s oldest commercial banks.
Claim:
The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) is one of the oldest banks in Vietnam.
HARDLY BS
EU rules bar EMIs from distributing unrealized bond revaluation gains to clients.
Claim:
A European electronic money institution is permitted to distribute unrealized profits from positive mark-to-market appreciation of its investment grade bond portfolio to clients.
TOTAL BS
Paddle consolidates sales and issues monthly reverse invoices for payouts.
Claim:
Paddle, as a payment provider, consolidates all transactions for a merchandise company and issues a single monthly payout invoice that should be used for the company's accounting purposes.
HARDLY BS
INSAIT receives major financial backing from Google, VMware, AWS, and Bulgarian firms.
Claim:
Major Bulgarian and global companies provide financial or institutional support to INSAIT.
NOT BS
No credible research shows two-syllable startup names increase unicorn odds.
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Startups with two-syllable names have a statistically higher probability of reaching a unicorn valuation (≥$1 billion) compared to startups with names of other syllable counts.
TOTAL BS
Oil market volatility before March 24, 2026, was driven by conflict-related geopolitical tensions.
Claim:
There was unusual trading activity in oil markets prior to Donald Trump announcing on March 24, 2026, that negotiations were being fruitful.
SOME BS
Major forecasters project China’s annual GDP growth below 5% through 2036.
Claim:
China's GDP is projected to grow at more than 5% per year over the next 10 years (2026–2036).
TOTAL BS
Recession-founded startups typically begin smaller, grow slower, and stay smaller.
Claim:
Startups founded during economic downturns statistically outperform startups founded during economic boom periods.
TOTAL BS
Entrepreneurs are disproportionately concentrated among the wealthiest, increasing inequality.
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Countries with the highest entrepreneurship rates have lower wealth inequality than countries with economies focused on corporate employment.
TOTAL BS
Forbes reports 94% of billion-dollar founders avoided or delayed VC funding.
Claim:
The majority of billion-dollar startups were initially rejected by most top-tier venture capital firms before achieving unicorn status.
MOSTLY BS
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