The row before the rate
Keep the promise, its denominator, and the later statement in separate cells. The verdict remains unresolved when the units do not match.
Reference & Evidence
Source: Author's own worksheet, based on the frozen P02 public panel. The worksheet is a control instrument, not a validated management system.
Each line is a claim from the register this journal publishes against, resolved from the register at build time.
- B A synergy promise and a later public statement are separate evidence objects that must retain their own unit, timing, and scope Claim ledger - promised-synergies-need-a-ledger ·
P02-C1 - B The P02 panel contains twelve receipt-complete transactions announced in 2023 or 2024, with a US or European participant, a primary value of at least US$10 billion, and a later public record Source campaign - promised synergies need a ledger ·
P02-C2 - B The panel's states are confirmed, revised, not quantified, not comparable, and unresolved, preserving disclosure quality without manufacturing a score Claim ledger - promised-synergies-need-a-ledger ·
P02-C16
Grades: A, verified against the printed page of the primary source · B, primary source, text layer only · C, authoritative secondary · D, reported.
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