THEBLACKBOOK AUDIT

ABC News

Our investigations stand on ABC News' reporting. This page collects every story of theirs we cite, every page on this site that uses it, and how we graded each claim built on it.

The reporting we cite

11 stories, each opening at its source.

Where their work appears on this site

How we graded the claims built on their work

10 FACT · 1 PROBABLY TRUE. A grade is our reading of the public record on one claim, not a verdict on the person.

  1. August 2026: the trial judge 'reluctantly' erased the last conviction — and said so.

    FACT
    Protecting Insurrectionists →
  2. Decapitated in the woods.

    FACT
    No Foul Play →
  3. DOJ's July 2, 2026 non-compliant filing

    FACT
    The Cover-Up That Didn't End: crime, settlement, and the fight over the Epstein files →
  4. Ghislaine Maxwell's December 2021 conviction

    FACT
    The Cover-Up That Didn't End: crime, settlement, and the fight over the Epstein files →
  5. No record of Wexner filing a criminal complaint against Epstein

    FACT
    Leslie Wexner →
  6. The $200 million (approximate) of Wexner-to-Epstein transfers

    FACT
    Leslie Wexner →
  7. The Taj Mahal: a billion dollars of debt it could never carry.

    FACT
    Other People's Money →
  8. The Wall Street Journal obtained texts in which Guilfoyle asked a donor to pay her ~$100,000 credit-card bill.

    FACT
    Access for Sale →
  9. Trevor Milton — Founder, Nikola Corporation

    FACT
    The Pardon Market →
  10. Under an FTC settlement, Deere must now open up repair — the fix it resisted for years.

    FACT
    John Deere and the Right to Repair →
  11. Urban Moving Systems and the five Israelis on the roof

    PROBABLY TRUE
    Israeli Influence on the United States →