Bloomberg

Sampled claims

• Supported68
  A Financial Times report of 30 January 2019, as relayed by Bloomberg News, said an executive overseeing Wirecard's Asia-Pacific accounting allegedly ordered potentially fraudulent transactions.
  Wirecard AGPress report, 30 January 20195 records citedAccounting
• Supported63
  US Customs and Border Protection blocked a shipment of Uniqlo shirts at the Port of Los Angeles in January 2021 and ruled on 10 May 2021 that the company had not shown the shirts were free of forced labour.
  Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.Press report, May 20213 records citedProduct claims
• Partly supported80
  A January 2024 Gotham City Research report, as reported by Bloomberg and Investing.com, said Grifols artificially reduced its reported debt ratio, in part by consolidating BPC Plasma and Haema, units it had sold in 2018.
  Grifols, S.A.Press report, 9 January 20246 records citedAccounting

Reports and statements sampled

• Wirecard slumps after report on executive suspected of fraudPress report, 30 January 2019
• U.S. Blocked Uniqlo Shirts on Xinjiang Forced-Labor ConcernsPress report, May 2021
• Grifols Denies Gotham Claims as Short Seller Triggers 26% RoutPress report, 9 January 2024

Responses on record

• Wirecard AG, 30 January 2019, on this claim: Wirecard called the FT article "false, inaccurate, misleading and defamatory", according to Bloomberg.^S7
• Fast Retailing Co., Ltd., May 2021, on this claim: Uniqlo said it was disappointed by the CBP decision and had strong mechanisms to spot rights violations.^S1
• Grifols, S.A., 9 January 2024, on this claim: Grifols called the report false information and speculation and said it categorically denied any wrongful accounting, per Investing.com.^S4
• Grifols, S.A., 9 January 2024, on this claim: Grifols said in a filing that there was no new information that can be considered hidden, per Bloomberg.^S6

Sources

1. S7Tier C Wirecard slumps after report on executive suspected of fraudBloomberg News (published by American Banker). Press report. 30 January 2019.Same day wire account of the FT report and Wirecard's rejection of it. It carries no named reporter and does not give the FT headline. It records an allegation only.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
2. S1Tier C U.S. Blocked Uniqlo Shirts on Xinjiang Forced-Labor ConcernsBloomberg (via BloombergQuint). Press report. Not shown. Cites a CBP ruling of 10 May 2021.Reports the detention, the CBP reasoning and the company response. It does not show a ruling number or a byline.
3. S4Tier C Spain's Grifols slumps after short-seller accuses healthcare group of fraudInvesting.com (Scott Kanowsky). Press report. 9 January 2024.Summarises the Gotham allegations on the debt ratio and the consolidation of BPC Plasma and Haema, and the Grifols denial. It reports allegations only.Link working, checked 25 October 2026
4. S6Tier C Grifols Denies Gotham Claims as Short Seller Triggers 26% RoutBloomberg (Clara Hernanz Lizarraga), via Bloomberg Tax. Press report. 9 January 2024.Reports the Gotham report, the share fall and the Grifols denial. Only the opening of the article could be read.Link working, checked 25 October 2026