In 2015 there was no financial crisis, except perhaps in the energy, commodity and currency markets.
Unresolvable The public record could not settle it.
Factual: Statements about the present or the past, checked against the record: did they hold up?
Said for an organisation they lead or work for; it counts on both records.
Reasoning
'No financial crisis except perhaps in some markets' is vague and subjective.
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Bill Ackman, “In 2015 there was no financial crisis, except perhaps in the energy, commodity and currency markets.” (said 28 January 2016). Verdict: unresolvable. Reliability API, claim c_6b461a59fe45, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_6b461a59fe45
This claim is in dataset release v1.1.2, with the same verdict.
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