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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-09-08 · 17 entries checked · 9 flagged · 20 issues confirmed · 9 corrected · 11 still open
Aerial topdressing — The first documented aerial application of agricultural materials is generally credited to the 1921 US flight by John A. Macready, not to John Chaytor's 1906 tethered balloon flight in Wairoa.
Aerial topdressing — The first pure topdressing flight was conducted by Alan Prichard in 1948, not by Doug Campbell in 1946 using a Miles Whitney Straight.
Seismic base isolation — The claim that the technology was commercialized by Kamalakannan Ganesan in 2018 and made patent-free is not established in widely-known canon/history of base isolation; there is no verifiable record of this person being a key commercializer or making the tech
Seismic base isolation — The claim that Sabiha Gökçen International Airport's main terminal is currently the largest seismically isolated structure in the world is outdated or incorrect; as of widely-known records, the largest seismically isolated building is often cited as the Istanb
Callender-Hamilton bridge — The entry states the Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors awarded Hamilton £10,000 in 1954 for the partial breach of his patent by the design of the Bailey bridge; this is misleading as the award was for compensation for use of his patent, not for a partial
Dart gun — The claim that the first modern remote drug-delivery system was invented by scientists at the University of Georgia in the 1950s and was the direct predecessor to the Cap-Chur equipment is factually incorrect; the Cap-Chur equipment was developed by the Palmer
Electric fence — The claim that the Russian army used electric fences during the Russo-Japanese War at Port Arthur in 1905 is not supported by reliable historical evidence and is likely invented.
Electric fence — The claim that virtual electric fences for livestock using GPS technology were first developed by Peck's Invisible Fence Co in 1987 is not widely established; the first such development is generally attributed to later work, such as by CSIRO in Australia in th
Jetboat — The claim that Hamilton's key breakthrough was expelling the jetstream above the waterline is incorrect; Hamilton's early jetboats expelled the jetstream below the waterline.
Jetboat — The claim that the 1977 expedition went from the mouth of the Ganges River to its source is inaccurate; it traveled from the Bay of Bengal to near the source but did not reach the actual source.
Language nest — The first kōhanga reo was established at Hoani Waititi Marae in West Auckland in 1982, not Wainuiomata.
Language nest — The claim that the percentage of Māori speakers increased by a few percentage points from the early 1980s to 2014 is misleading; the early 1980s figure was higher than the 1990s low, and the actual change was a small increase from a low point, not a straightfo
Malloy Hoverbike — The hoverbike was not created in 2006; Chris Malloy began development later, with early prototypes appearing around 2011-2012, and the hoverbike was publicly unveiled in 2014.
Malloy Hoverbike — Malloy Aeronautics was not founded at White Waltham airfield; the company was originally based in New Zealand, and later moved to the UK, but the specific location of White Waltham is not established as its founding base in widely-known canon.
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