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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-28 · 10 entries checked · 11 flagged · 15 issues confirmed · 1 corrected · 14 still open
Jet aircraft — The claim that the first jet-to-jet dogfight occurred on November 8, 1950, when a US Lockheed F-80C shot down a MiG-15 is disputed; the widely accepted first jet-to-jet kill was on November 8, 1950, but the MiG-15 was piloted by a Soviet pilot, not Chinese or
High-speed rail — [staleness sweep] contains time-sensitive marker (As of 2023) - verify against current source and re-date or remove
Fossil fuel — [staleness sweep] contains time-sensitive marker (As of 2023) - verify against current source and re-date or remove
Glider (aircraft) — [contradicted] A 17th-century account reports Hezarfen Ahmet Çelebi gliding across the Bosphorus in Istanbul. :: The source states Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi is alleged to have flown a glider with eagle-like wings over the Bosphorus strait from the Galata Tower to
Glider (aircraft) — [contradicted] A 9th-century account describes Abbas Ibn Firnas near Córdoba, Spain, using a feathered wing suit and sustaining minor injuries. :: The source states a 17th-century account reports an attempt at flight by the 9th-century poet Abbas Ibn Firnas ne
Lock (water navigation) — [contradicted] This type of lock, called a pound lock, was first used in medieval China during the Song dynasty. :: The source states that the pound lock was first used in medieval China during the Song dynasty (960–1279 CE), but it does not claim the type was
Lock (water navigation) — [contradicted] This pound lock serviced many ships at once in a large basin. :: The source says "In 1385, in medieval Europe a sort of pound lock was built at Vreeswijk, Netherlands. This pound lock serviced many ships at once in a large basin." The page conte
Sailing ship — [contradicted] The Austronesian expansion originated in Taiwan c. 900 AD, and New Zealand c. :: The source states: 'This expansion originated in Taiwan c. 3000 BC and propagated through Island Southeast Asia, reaching Near Oceania c. 1500 BC, Hawaii c. 900 AD,
Road — [contradicted] In 500 BC, Darius I the Great started an extensive road system for the Achaemenid Empire, including the Royal Road connecting Sardis to Susa, which fell into disuse long before Roman times :: The source states 'The road remained in use after Rom
Road — [contradicted] In the 8th century AD, many roads were built throughout the Arab Empire, though there is no established evidence that the most sophisticated in Baghdad were paved with tar derived from petroleum through destructive distillation :: The source sta
Rail transport — [contradicted] The Reisszug funicular railway at Hohensalzburg Fortress in Austria is described in the source as 'possibly the oldest operational railway' with 'wooden rails and a hemp haulage rope' and operated by human or animal power — the page content says
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