| 25% | “25%” | Rosenthal: Bass family acquired ~25% stake in Disney in 1984 | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| $1.3B | “a quarter billion dollars” | In 1984, Disney parks earned $250M while film and TV earned $2M | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 2M | “two million” | In 1984, Disney parks earned $250M while film and TV earned $2M | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 30M | “thirty million” | Gilbert: Beauty and the Beast grossed $330M on a $25M budget | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 26M | “a twenty-five million” | Gilbert: Beauty and the Beast grossed $330M on a $25M budget | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 500M | “Five hundred million” | Gilbert: Aladdin grossed $500M on a $28M production budget | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Open |
| 1.5B | “Half a billion” | Gilbert: Aladdin grossed $500M on a $28M production budget | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Open |
| 29M | “a twenty-eight million” | Gilbert: Aladdin grossed $500M on a $28M production budget | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Open |
| $50M | “fifty million dollars” | Gilbert: The Lion King brought in $750M at the box office | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Partly supported |
| 1B | “a billion” | Rosenthal: Home video became Disney's second-largest profit center after parks | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 32M | “thirty-two million” | The Lion King is the best-selling VHS tape in history | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| $11B | “eleven billion dollars” | The Lion King musical is history's highest-grossing single entertainment product | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| $10B | “ten billion dollars” | Rosenthal: Disney Parks generated $10B in operating profit last year | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| $4B | “four billion dollars” | Rosenthal: Euro Disney cost $4B to develop and lost money for years | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 300M | “three hundred million” | Rosenthal: Disney operating profit increased nearly 8x between 1984 and 1994 | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 2B | “two billion” | Rosenthal: Disney operating profit increased nearly 8x between 1984 and 1994 | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 8× | “eight X” | Rosenthal: Disney operating profit increased nearly 8x between 1984 and 1994 | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| $22B | “twenty two billion dollars” | By 1994, Disney's market cap topped all other traditional media companies | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 10× | “10 X” | By 1994, Disney's market cap topped all other traditional media companies | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| $80M | “eighty million dollars” | Disney settled Jeffrey Katzenberg's bonus lawsuit for a reported $280 million | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 60% | “60%” | ESPN and cable networks drove 60% of Disney's operating income from 2008-2011 | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 40M | “forty million” | Michael Ovitz lasted one year as Disney president, exiting with $140M severance | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Open |
| 25% | “25%” | Rosenthal: Disney stock fell nearly 25% following 9/11 attacks | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| $2B | “two billion dollars” | Rosenthal: Bass family was forced to liquidate $2B in Disney shares | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 25% | “25%” | Rosenthal: Bass family was forced to liquidate $2B in Disney shares | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| $54B | “fifty four billion dollars” | Comcast launched a $54B hostile stock bid for Disney in 2004 | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 43% | “43%” | Rosenthal: 43% of Disney shareholders withheld support for Eisner in 2004 | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 2B | “two billion” | Gilbert: Michael Eisner Grew Disney Revenue From $1.7B to $31B | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 1.7B | “1.7 billion” | Gilbert: Michael Eisner Grew Disney Revenue From $1.7B to $31B | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 31B | “thirty-one billion” | Gilbert: Michael Eisner Grew Disney Revenue From $1.7B to $31B | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 97M | “ninety-seven million” | Gilbert: Michael Eisner Grew Disney Revenue From $1.7B to $31B | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 2.5B | “2.5 billion” | Gilbert: Michael Eisner Grew Disney Revenue From $1.7B to $31B | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 15% | “15%” | Gilbert: Michael Eisner Grew Disney Revenue From $1.7B to $31B | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 25× | “25 X” | Gilbert: Michael Eisner Grew Disney Revenue From $1.7B to $31B | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 20× | “twenty-X” | Gilbert: Michael Eisner Grew Disney Revenue From $1.7B to $31B | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 2B | “1986 a five million” | Gilbert: Jobs Paid $5M to Lucas and Invested $5M for 70% of Pixar in 1986 | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 5M | “five million” | Gilbert: Jobs Paid $5M to Lucas and Invested $5M for 70% of Pixar in 1986 | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 70% | “70%” | Gilbert: Jobs Paid $5M to Lucas and Invested $5M for 70% of Pixar in 1986 | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 30% | “30%” | Gilbert: Jobs Paid $5M to Lucas and Invested $5M for 70% of Pixar in 1986 | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 29M | “twenty-nine million” | Gilbert: Toy Story was the first non-Disney animated blockbuster | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 1.5B | “a half billion” | Pixar's IPO made Steve Jobs a billionaire, creating more wealth than Apple | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 40M | “forty million” | Pixar's 1995 IPO was larger than Netscape's | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Partly supported |
| $5M | “five million dollars” | Gilbert: Jobs invested $54M over 9 years and owned 78% of Pixar at IPO | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| $54M | “fifty four million dollars” | Gilbert: Jobs invested $54M over 9 years and owned 78% of Pixar at IPO | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 78% | “78%” | Gilbert: Jobs invested $54M over 9 years and owned 78% of Pixar at IPO | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 65M | “65 million” | Rosenthal: Disney and Pixar sold 65 million copies of Finding Nemo DVD | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Contradicted |
| 100% | “hundred percent” | Steve Jobs demanded 100% of Pixar film profits in renegotiation with Disney | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Steve Jobs demanded 100% of Pixar film profits in renegotiation with Disney | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 10% | “10%” | Steve Jobs demanded 100% of Pixar film profits in renegotiation with Disney | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 4B | “four billion” | Gilbert: Toy Story franchise generated at least $3.5B in direct revenue for Disney | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 2B | “two billion” | Gilbert: Toy Story franchise generated at least $3.5B in direct revenue for Disney | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 30B | “Thirty billion” | Gilbert: Toy Story franchise generated at least $3.5B in direct revenue for Disney | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| $1.5B | “a half billion dollars” | Gilbert: Toy Story franchise generated at least $3.5B in direct revenue for Disney | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 5% | “five percent” | Gilbert: Toy Story franchise generated at least $3.5B in direct revenue for Disney | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| $32B | “thirty-two billion dollars” | Gilbert: MCU became highest-grossing film franchise at nearly $32B box office | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 3M | “three million” | Rosenthal: Disney sold 3M Frozen dresses in the movie's first year | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| $50B | “fifty billion dollars” | By 2015, Disney generated over $50B annually in gross retail merchandise sales | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 2× | “two X” | By 2015, Disney generated over $50B annually in gross retail merchandise sales | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 10M | “ten million” | Rosenthal: Frozen soundtrack was 2014's top album, outselling Taylor Swift's 1989 | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| $200B | “two hundred billion dollars” | Rosenthal: Disney grew market cap from $50B to $200B from 2005-2015 | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| $50B | “fifty billion dollars” | Rosenthal: Disney grew market cap from $50B to $200B from 2005-2015 | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 32B | “thirty two billion” | Rosenthal: Disney grew market cap from $50B to $200B from 2005-2015 | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 52B | “fifty two billion” | Rosenthal: Disney grew market cap from $50B to $200B from 2005-2015 | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 14.7B | “14.7 billion” | Rosenthal: Disney grew market cap from $50B to $200B from 2005-2015 | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 4× | “four X” | Rosenthal: Disney grew market cap from $50B to $200B from 2005-2015 | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 7.4B | “7.4 billion” | ESPN's cash flow fully funded Disney's Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm acquisitions | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | — |
| 4B | “four billion” | ESPN's cash flow fully funded Disney's Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm acquisitions | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | — |
| 3M | “three million” | Rosenthal: ESPN lost 3 million subscribers in 2015, falling to 92M | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 92M | “ninety-two million” | Rosenthal: ESPN lost 3 million subscribers in 2015, falling to 92M | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| $44B | “forty four billion dollars” | Rosenthal: Disney Retained Fox Assets Generated Nowhere Near $44B in Value | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | — |
| 10M | “ten million” | Rosenthal: Disney+ hit 10 million signups in 24 hours | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 26M | “Twenty-six million” | Rosenthal: Disney+ hit 10 million signups in 24 hours | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 2.1B | “a 1.1 billion” | Gilbert: ESPN's Monday Night Football package cost hit $2.7B annually in 2021 | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 1.9B | “1.9 billion” | Gilbert: ESPN's Monday Night Football package cost hit $2.7B annually in 2021 | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| $2.7B | “2.7 billion dollars” | Gilbert: ESPN's Monday Night Football package cost hit $2.7B annually in 2021 | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 90M | “ninety million” | Disney+ Reached 100M Subscribers Within 16 Months | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 100M | “a hundred million” | Disney+ Reached 100M Subscribers Within 16 Months | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| $3B | “three billion dollars” | Gilbert: ESPN generates three billion dollars annually in operating income | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 10% | “10%” | Rosenthal: NFL traded NFL Network to ESPN for a 10% stake | David Rosenthal | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 31B | “thirty one billion” | Gilbert: Disney net income grew fivefold to $12.4B under Iger | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 2.5B | “2.5 billion” | Gilbert: Disney net income grew fivefold to $12.4B under Iger | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 12.4B | “12.4 billion” | Gilbert: Disney net income grew fivefold to $12.4B under Iger | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 5× | “five times” | Gilbert: Disney net income grew fivefold to $12.4B under Iger | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 3× | “three times” | Gilbert: Disney net income grew fivefold to $12.4B under Iger | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| $60B | “sixty billion dollars” | Gilbert: Disney committed $60B over a decade to parks and cruises | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 60% | “60%” | Parks and cruises now account for almost 60% of Disney's total profits | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | Supported |
| 30M | “thirty million” | Keeping content exclusively on Disney+ severely limits Disney's downstream IP monetization | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | — |
| 40% | “40%” | Keeping content exclusively on Disney+ severely limits Disney's downstream IP monetization | Ben Gilbert | Aug 10, 2026 | — |
| 40× | “40 times” | 1920s Americans averaged over 40 movie theater visits annually | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Contradicted |
| 23% | “23%” | 1920s survey showed only 23% of theaters liked playing cartoons | David Rosenthal | Jun 23, 2026 | Partly supported |
| 60% | “60%” | Early Walt Disney Studio was split 60/40 between Walt and Roy | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| 40% | “40%” | Early Walt Disney Studio was split 60/40 between Walt and Roy | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| 1M | “one million” | The Mickey Mouse Club surpassed Boy and Girl Scouts combined | David Rosenthal | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| $6M | “six million dollars” | Kay Kamen grew Disney merchandise to $70 million in gross annual sales | David Rosenthal | Jun 23, 2026 | Partly supported |
| $70M | “seventy million dollars” | Kay Kamen grew Disney merchandise to $70 million in gross annual sales | David Rosenthal | Jun 23, 2026 | Partly supported |
| 1.5M | “a half million” | Mickey Mouse watch sold 2.5 million units and saved Ingersoll Watch Company | David Rosenthal | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| $1.5M | “a half million dollars” | Snow White required $1.5 million and three years of work | David Rosenthal | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| 2M | “two million” | Snow White used two million sketches and 250,000 finished drawings | David Rosenthal | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| 65% | “65%” | Historical film box office split was 65% theater, 22% studio | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| 13% | “13%” | Historical film box office split was 65% theater, 22% studio | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| 22% | “22%” | Historical film box office split was 65% theater, 22% studio | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| $1M | “a million dollars” | Pinocchio generated over $1 million in losses for Disney | David Rosenthal | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| $1.5M | “a half million dollars” | Disney sold 30% of equity for $3.5 million in 1940 offering | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| 30% | “30%” | Disney sold 30% of equity for $3.5 million in 1940 offering | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| 6% | “six percent” | Disney sold 30% of equity for $3.5 million in 1940 offering | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| 90% | “90%” | Labor accounted for 85% to 90% of Disney's costs in 1941 | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| 2.3M | “2.3 million” | Disney recouped just $325,000 on Fantasia's $2.3 million budget | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Disney recouped just $325,000 on Fantasia's $2.3 million budget | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| $3M | “three million dollars” | 1944 Snow White re-release brought Disney $3 million on minimal costs | David Rosenthal | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| 2.2M | “2.2 million” | Cinderella cost $2.2 million and was Disney's biggest hit since Snow White | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| 99.95% | “99.95%” | 99.95% of Disney's market cap was created after Walt Disney died | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| $90M | “ninety million dollars” | Disney had a sub-$90 million market cap when Warren Buffett invested | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| 21M | “twenty one million” | Disney had a sub-$90 million market cap when Warren Buffett invested | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| 9% | “nine percent” | US television penetration rose from 9% in 1950 to 65% by 1955 | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| 65% | “65%” | US television penetration rose from 9% in 1950 to 65% by 1955 | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| $1.5M | “a half million dollars” | ABC invested $500,000 in equity and guaranteed $4.5 million for Disneyland | David Rosenthal | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| 4.5M | “4.5 million” | ABC's 7-year, $5 million annual Disney deal was history's largest TV contract | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| $5M | “five million dollars” | ABC's 7-year, $5 million annual Disney deal was history's largest TV contract | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| $300M | “three hundred million dollars” | Disney did $300 million in Davy Crockett merchandise sales | David Rosenthal | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| $7M | “seven million dollars” | Disney made just $7 million total profit on first-run features through 1957 | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| 40× | “40 times” | US theater attendance fell from 32 to 14 between 1947 and 1956 | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Partly supported |
| 32× | “32 times” | US theater attendance fell from 32 to 14 between 1947 and 1956 | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Partly supported |
| 14× | “14 times” | US theater attendance fell from 32 to 14 between 1947 and 1956 | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Partly supported |
| 5M | “five million” | Disneyland cost $17 million to build, equivalent to $210 million today | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| $10M | “ten million dollars” | Disneyland cost $17 million to build, equivalent to $210 million today | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| $200M | “two hundred million dollars” | Disneyland cost $17 million to build, equivalent to $210 million today | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| 200M | “two hundred million” | Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance reportedly cost up to $450 million | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| 50M | “fifty million” | Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance reportedly cost up to $450 million | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| 83M | “Eighty-three million” | Disneyland's 1955 opening live telecast reached 83 million viewers | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| 40% | “40%” | The Super Bowl reaches roughly 40% of US households today | David Rosenthal | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| 4M | “four million” | Disneyland's year-two attendance surpassed the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone | David Rosenthal | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| $36B | “thirty six billion dollars” | Disney Parks generates $36 billion in revenue and $10 billion in profit | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| $10B | “ten billion dollars” | Disney Parks generates $36 billion in revenue and $10 billion in profit | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| 30% | “30%” | Disney's physical amusement parks operate at a 30% net margin | David Rosenthal | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| $1.5M | “a half million dollars” | Disney Productions bought out ABC's Disneyland stake for $7.5 million in 1960 | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| 100% | “100%” | Walt Disney's private firm WED Enterprises owned the Disneyland Railroad outright | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| $43M | “forty-three million dollars” | Disney bought Retlaw's railroad, monorail, and name rights for $43 million | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| $75M | “seventy-five million dollars” | Retlaw received $121 million from Disney Productions for attractions and royalties | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| 46M | “forty six million” | Retlaw received $121 million from Disney Productions for attractions and royalties | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| 47% | “47%” | Disney Voting Trust retained 47% voting power post-NYSE listing | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| $1M | “a million dollars” | Ford paid $1 million rather than let Disney port Magic Skyway | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| $400M | “four hundred million dollars” | Disney built Magic Kingdom and two hotels for $400 million debt-free | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| 23M | “Twenty-three million” | The Jungle Book was Disney's biggest film for twenty years | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Partly supported |
| $11M | “eleven million dollars” | The Jungle Book was Disney's biggest film for twenty years | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Partly supported |
| $4M | “four million dollars” | The Jungle Book was Disney's biggest film for twenty years | Ben Gilbert | Jun 23, 2026 | Partly supported |
| $50M | “fifty million dollars” | Disney's film division made just $2.2 million operating income in 1984 | David Rosenthal | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| $1B | “a billion dollars” | Disney's film division made just $2.2 million operating income in 1984 | David Rosenthal | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| $2.2M | “2.2 million dollars” | Disney's film division made just $2.2 million operating income in 1984 | David Rosenthal | Jun 23, 2026 | Supported |
| 24% | “24%” | Vanguard and rival index funds own 24% of the US stock market | Ben Gilbert | May 18, 2026 | Supported |
| $500B | “five hundred billion dollars” | Vanguard has saved retail investors $1 trillion in Wall Street fees | Ben Gilbert | May 18, 2026 | — |
| $1T | “a trillion dollars” | Vanguard has saved retail investors $1 trillion in Wall Street fees | Ben Gilbert | May 18, 2026 | — |
| 9M | “Nine million” | The 1929 Wall Street crash wiped out 9,000 banks and 9M accounts | David Rosenthal | May 18, 2026 | Supported |
| 25% | “25%” | The 1929 Wall Street crash wiped out 9,000 banks and 9M accounts | David Rosenthal | May 18, 2026 | Supported |
| 2% | “two percent” | Only 1% to 2% of Americans owned stocks in 1929 | Ben Gilbert | May 18, 2026 | Supported |
| $50B | “fifty billion dollars” | The Johnson family still owns Fidelity with an estimated $50B net worth | David Rosenthal | May 18, 2026 | Supported |
| 40% | “40%” | Balanced mutual funds fell from 40% market share to under 1% by 1975 | David Rosenthal | May 18, 2026 | Supported |
| 17% | “17%” | Balanced mutual funds fell from 40% market share to under 1% by 1975 | David Rosenthal | May 18, 2026 | Supported |
| 1% | “one percent” | Balanced mutual funds fell from 40% market share to under 1% by 1975 | David Rosenthal | May 18, 2026 | Supported |
| $1.5M | “a half million dollars” | Directly replicating the S&P 500 requires about $3.5 million | Ben Gilbert | May 18, 2026 | Supported |
| $400M | “four hundred million dollars” | Vanguard pays S&P Global up to $400 million annually for index licensing | Ben Gilbert | May 18, 2026 | Supported |
| $1.9B | “1.85 billion dollars” | Vanguard pays S&P Global up to $400 million annually for index licensing | Ben Gilbert | May 18, 2026 | Supported |
| 99% | “99%” | 99% of Vanguard's assets were accumulated after Jack Bogle stepped down | Ben Gilbert | May 18, 2026 | Partly supported |
| 2M | “two million” | The Bogleheads forum receives two million monthly visitors | David Rosenthal | May 18, 2026 | Supported |
| 10% | “10%” | Berkshire Hathaway delivered a 39,000x return since 1965 versus S&P's 405x | Ben Gilbert | May 18, 2026 | Partly supported |
| 19% | “19%” | Berkshire Hathaway delivered a 39,000x return since 1965 versus S&P's 405x | Ben Gilbert | May 18, 2026 | Partly supported |
| 405× | “405 X” | Berkshire Hathaway delivered a 39,000x return since 1965 versus S&P's 405x | Ben Gilbert | May 18, 2026 | Partly supported |
| 126% | “126%” | Vanguard's S&P 500 crushed a hedge fund basket 126% to 36% | David Rosenthal | May 18, 2026 | Supported |
| 36% | “36%” | Vanguard's S&P 500 crushed a hedge fund basket 126% to 36% | David Rosenthal | May 18, 2026 | Supported |
| 1.2T | “1.2 trillion” | Vanguard absorbed $1.2 trillion in inflows between 2014 and 2019 | David Rosenthal | May 18, 2026 | Supported |
| 500B | “five hundred billion” | Vanguard absorbed $1.2 trillion in inflows between 2014 and 2019 | David Rosenthal | May 18, 2026 | Supported |
| $5T | “five trillion dollars” | Vanguard managed $5 trillion across 20 million clients at Bogle's death | David Rosenthal | May 18, 2026 | Supported |
| 20M | “twenty million” | Vanguard managed $5 trillion across 20 million clients at Bogle's death | David Rosenthal | May 18, 2026 | Supported |
| 3.3T | “3.3 trillion” | BlackRock leads the global ETF market with $3.3 trillion across 1,400 funds | David Rosenthal | May 18, 2026 | Supported |
| $12T | “12 trillion dollars” | Vanguard manages $12 trillion overall, including $2 trillion in active funds | Ben Gilbert | May 18, 2026 | Supported |
| 2T | “Two trillion” | Vanguard manages $12 trillion overall, including $2 trillion in active funds | Ben Gilbert | May 18, 2026 | Supported |
| 0.07% | “0.07%” | Industry fund fees average 44 basis points, 6.5x higher than Vanguard | Ben Gilbert | May 18, 2026 | Supported |
| 0.03% | “0.03%” | Industry fund fees average 44 basis points, 6.5x higher than Vanguard | Ben Gilbert | May 18, 2026 | Supported |
| 84% | “84%” | 84% of Vanguard funds have outperformed their peers over the past decade | Ben Gilbert | May 18, 2026 | Supported |
| 50M | “fifty million” | Over 90% of Vanguard's investor capital remains strictly US-based | Ben Gilbert | May 18, 2026 | Supported |
| 90% | “90%” | Over 90% of Vanguard's investor capital remains strictly US-based | Ben Gilbert | May 18, 2026 | Supported |
| 1% | “one percent” | Passive fund assets recently overtook active fund assets for the first time | Ben Gilbert | May 18, 2026 | Supported |
| 20% | “20%” | Passive fund assets recently overtook active fund assets for the first time | Ben Gilbert | May 18, 2026 | Supported |
| 95% | “95%” | Passive indexing reaching 95% of market assets would not break price discovery | Ben Gilbert | May 18, 2026 | — |
| 2% | “two percent” | A new index fund today would need 1% fees to break even | Ben Gilbert | May 18, 2026 | — |
| 65% | “65%” | 100x public stocks historically average 65% drawdowns and eight-year recovery times | Ben Gilbert | May 18, 2026 | Supported |
| 20% | “20%” | Ben Gilbert: Ferrari caps SUV production at 20% of total volume | Ben Gilbert | Apr 14, 2026 | Supported |
| 160× | “160 times” | Ferrari is worth more than Ford, VW, Stellantis, and Mercedes | Ben Gilbert | Apr 14, 2026 | Supported |
| 80% | “80%” | Ferrari allocates 80% of newly produced cars to existing owners | Ben Gilbert | Apr 14, 2026 | Supported |
| 10M | “ten million” | Gilbert: Ford negotiated Ferrari purchase price down from $18M to $10M | Ben Gilbert | Apr 14, 2026 | Supported |
| 90% | “90%” | Gilbert: Proposed 1963 Ford-Ferrari deal split road cars and racing operations | Ben Gilbert | Apr 14, 2026 | Supported |
| 50% | “50%” | Rosenthal: Enzo's 1969 Fiat deal secretly granted Fiat 90% upon death | David Rosenthal | Apr 14, 2026 | Supported |
| 40% | “40%” | Rosenthal: Enzo's 1969 Fiat deal secretly granted Fiat 90% upon death | David Rosenthal | Apr 14, 2026 | Supported |
| 90% | “90%” | Rosenthal: Enzo's 1969 Fiat deal secretly granted Fiat 90% upon death | David Rosenthal | Apr 14, 2026 | Supported |
| 10% | “10%” | Rosenthal: Enzo's 1969 Fiat deal secretly granted Fiat 90% upon death | David Rosenthal | Apr 14, 2026 | Supported |
| $1.5M | “a half million dollars” | Gilbert: Fiat acquired 50% of Ferrari in 1969 at a $6.8M valuation | Ben Gilbert | Apr 14, 2026 | Supported |
| 6.8M | “6.8 million” | Gilbert: Fiat acquired 50% of Ferrari in 1969 at a $6.8M valuation | Ben Gilbert | Apr 14, 2026 | Supported |
| $77M | “seventy seven million dollars” | Gilbert: Fiat's 1988 purchase valued Ferrari at $192M | Ben Gilbert | Apr 14, 2026 | Supported |
| $92M | “ninety two million dollars” | Gilbert: Fiat's 1988 purchase valued Ferrari at $192M | Ben Gilbert | Apr 14, 2026 | Supported |
| $2B | “two billion dollars” | Marchionne negotiated GM paying $2 billion to terminate Fiat partnership | David Rosenthal | Apr 14, 2026 | Supported |
| $3.2B | “3.2 billion dollars” | Rosenthal: Fiat Chrysler transferred $3.2B of debt to Ferrari during spinoff | David Rosenthal | Apr 14, 2026 | Supported |
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