What does the public record actually support?

• Supported122
• Partly supported38
• Contradicted23
• Outdated42
• Unresolved36
• Unverifiable3
• Opinion7

Claims come from press reports, short-seller reports, company statements and official announcements. Record Lens assesses claims made by critics and claims made by the organizations themselves.

• Unresolved58
  Munich prosecutors accuse the former Wirecard chief executive of fraud that caused about EUR 3 billion in damage, charges he denies.
  Wirecard AGPress report, 8 October 20262 records citedFraud
• Unresolved61
  Bain said it did not knowingly participate in state capture and did not act illegally in its work at SARS.
  Bain & Company South AfricaCompany statement, Undated page, read October 20266 records citedBribery
• Outdated73
  Bain said the UK Cabinet Office decided in August 2022 that Bain should be excluded from bidding for its contracts for 3 years from January 2022.
  Bain & Company South AfricaCompany statement, Undated page, read October 20265 records citedCorporate status
• Unresolved58
  Plaintiffs in US Anti-Terrorism Act suits allege that MTN paid protection money to the Taliban for the security of its towers in Afghanistan.
  MTN Group LimitedPress report, 29 September 20265 records citedSanctions
• Opinion52
  A Huawei spokesperson said in September 2026 that the company's success came from long-term investment in innovation backed by the utmost respect for intellectual property.
  Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Company statement, 10 September 20263 records citedFraud
• Unresolved48
  Johnson & Johnson said in July 2026 that studies show talc does not cause cancer.
  Johnson & JohnsonCompany statement, 27 July 20263 records citedProduct claims

• 23 October 2026Wirecard investors (model claimant) v. Ernst & Young GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft and othersFederal Court of Justice ruling upholding that outcome reported^S6S7
• 13 October 2026United States v. Samuel Bankman-FriedSupreme Court grants extension of the response time to 16 November 2026^S6
• 8 October 2026Public prosecutor v. former Wirecard managersCourt rejected defence request to suspend the trial^S6.
• 5 October 2026Securities and Exchange Commission v. Stanford International Bank, Ltd., et al.Supreme Court denies certiorari^S5
• 25 September 2026Zobay et al. v. MTN Group Limited et al., with the related Long caseRequests for reconsideration and interlocutory appeal refused^S2S6
• 14 September 2026Roundup class plaintiffs and Monsanto CompanyFinal approval hearing held before Judge Timothy Boyer, decision reserved^S5S7

Sources for recent outcomes

1. S6Tier C BGH beendet Musterverfahren gegen EY im Fall WirecardBondGuide. Press report. 23 October 2026.Report by Falko Bozicevic on the Federal Court of Justice ruling. It gives no decision date or file number.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
2. S7Tier B Anlegerklagen in Sachen Wirecard: BGH entlässt EY aus dem Musterverfahren Die Anwälte des Musterklägers begrüßen die EntscheidungSchirp Schmidt-Morsbach Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB via EQS News on onvista. Company statement. 23 October 2026.Statement by the model claimant's lawyers, a party view. Supports the end of the model case and their plan to resume individual suits.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
3. S6Tier A Docket No. 26-349, Samuel Bankman-Fried, Petitioner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States. Court judgment. 23 October 2026.Official docket. Gives the Second Circuit case number 24-961, its judgment date of 12 June 2026, and the pending certiorari petition. The date is when the page was generated.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
4. S6Tier C Wirecard: Verteidigung blitzt mit Aussetzung abdpa (published by t-online). Press report. 8 October 2026.Reports the trial stage, the EUR 3 billion damage figure from prosecutors and the denial. It does not set out the indictment.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
5. S5Tier A Docket for 25-7624, Stanford v. Securities and Exchange CommissionSupreme Court of the United States. Court filing. 5 October 2026.Supports the denial of certiorari in the civil case on 5 October 2026 and the chain of appeal dates. It does not state the question presented.
6. S2Tier C United States anti-terrorism case against South Africa's MTN moving aheadBusinessTech. Press report. 29 September 2026.Staff report on the 2026 refusal of reconsideration and the move to discovery. It names no reporter and gives no order date.
7. S6Tier C Two MTN antiterrorism cases move to discovery phase in the USBusiness Day. Press report. 30 September 2026.Report by Mudiwa Gavaza dating the refusal of reconsideration to 25 September and placing the Cabrera and Chand cases in the District of Columbia. It relays an MTN update, not the order.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
8. S5Tier B Roundup™ LitigationBayer. Company statement. 11 August 2026, modified 17 September 2026.Company statement that the final approval hearing took place on 14 September 2026 and the decision will come later. It does not report a ruling.
9. S7Tier C Bayer’s Monsanto unit urges Missouri judge to approve $7.25 billion Roundup settlementReuters (via Investing.com). Press report. 14 September 2026.Report by Dietrich Knauth on the final approval hearing before Judge Timothy Boyer. It confirms no ruling was expected at the hearing. It does not report a later decision.Link working, checked 25 October 2026