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dpa

2 published claims from dpa appear in the database. The labels below compare each sampled claim with the record. They do not rate the publisher as a whole.

Supported1
Unresolved1

Sampled claims

Supported61
A German court convicted two former managing directors of a Steinhoff subsidiary over false balance sheet presentation.
Steinhoff International Holdings N.V.Press report, 21 August 20231 record citedAccounting
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

Reports and statements sampled

ROUNDUP: Zwei Ex-Manager nach Steinhoff-Bilanzskandal verurteiltPress report, 21 August 2023
Wirecard: Verteidigung blitzt mit Aussetzung abPress report, 8 October 2026

Responses on record

Former Wirecard chief executive, 8 October 2026, on this claim: Denies all allegations, according to dpa.^S6

Sources

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