Toronto Raptors Codexery — Data & Quality

We publish our audit record because accuracy claims should be checkable. Every entry on this site runs through an automated fact-audit pipeline (accuracy audit → source-grounded repair → visual QA); this page is generated from that pipeline's own report, not written by hand.

Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-28 · 30 entries checked · 33 flagged · 100 issues confirmed · 8 corrected · 92 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Scotiabank Arena — The entry states the arena opened on February 13, 1999, but the actual opening date is February 19, 1999, with the first public event on February 20, 1999.

Scotiabank Arena — The entry claims the construction cost was $288 million, but the widely reported cost is $265 million (Canadian).

The Raptor Mascot — The original Raptor mascot did not debut at the team's first home game on November 3, 1995; it debuted later in the 1995-96 season.

The Raptor Mascot — The current red and black theropod design was introduced in 2001, not 2008; the 2008 change was a costume update, not a new design.

2019 Championship Parade — The parade was held on June 17, 2019, but the 'DID YOU KNOW' section claims 'the official closure delayed over six hours due to fan volume alone.' In reality, the rally at Nathan Phillips Square ended around 3:30-4 PM as scheduled, and there was no six-hour de

Andrea Bargnani — Bargnani won Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for January and February 2007, not January and March 2007.

Andrea Bargnani — [contradicted] He became one of several Raptors to score 6,000 points, reaching that milestone on March 30, 2012. :: On 28 March 2012, in a game against the Denver Nuggets, Bargnani scored 26 points and became the fourth player to ever score 6,000 points as a

Kyle Lowry — Lowry was not the starting point guard for the entire 2012–13 season; he began the season coming off the bench behind Jose Calderon until Calderon was traded in January 2013.

Kyle Lowry — [contradicted] Over eighteen NBA seasons :: Lowry played twenty seasons in the NBA

Vince Carter — The entry states Carter led the Raptors to their first-ever playoff series victory in 2001 against the New York Knicks, but the Raptors' first playoff series victory was actually in 2000 against the New York Knicks.

Raptors First Win vs Pacers 1995 — The record after the win is stated as 2-12, but the Raptors were 1-11 before the game, so the correct record after the win was 2-11, not 2-12.

Philadelphia 76ers — The brawl on March 1, 2001, primarily involved Vince Carter and George Lynch, not Tyrone Hill.

Philadelphia 76ers — [contradicted] The rivalry between the Toronto Raptors and the Philadelphia 76ers stands as one of the most intense and fiery chapters in Eastern Conference history during the late 1990s and early 2000s :: The source article is about the Philadelphia 76ers and

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