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Ørsted

Ørsted is a Danish energy company, formerly DONG Energy, that develops, builds and operates offshore wind farms and other renewable energy assets.

227 claims collected, 88 researched, 29 resolved. Report of 10 October 2026, method 0.1.0+7831dd9d.

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Each kind of claim is scored on its own, out of 100: the share that held up, with the range it likely falls in. Fewer resolved claims give a wider range.

  • Factual claims

    Statements about the present or the past, checked against the record: did they hold up?

    84 73 93

    Medium confidence, 16 factual claims resolved. From 8 documents, 2014 to 2026; 8 documents sampled from 32 candidates found.

    Not scored: 12 unresolvable, 7 checkable only against their own records.

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  • Predictions

    Statements about events outside the person's control, checked once they fell due: did they come true?

    46 27 65

    Low confidence, 7 predictions resolved. From 3 documents, 2014 to 2018; 8 documents sampled from 32 candidates found.

    Not scored: 5 unresolvable. 9 more fall due later.

    Does not yet allow for how likely each prediction was when made.

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  • Promises

    Commitments to the person's or organisation's own future action, with something to deliver: was it delivered?

    60 40 79

    Low confidence, 6 promises resolved. From 4 documents, 2017 to 2021; 8 documents sampled from 32 candidates found.

    Not scored: 9 unresolvable, 16 not yet due, 1 checkable only against their own records.

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All types combined: 70 (likely 61 to 78, medium confidence), from 29 claims: 16 factual claims, 7 predictions, 6 promises. It mixes kinds of claim in different proportions for different people, so compare people kind by kind.

Ørsted's claims

6 claims

6 claims, sorted by newest said. Choose a claim to read it in full.
VerdictKindSaidClaimTopic
Mostly true Promise 2 Jun 2021 Ørsted announced on 2 June 2021, with immediate effect, a ban on landfilling of wind turbine blades. Promise · 2 Jun 2021 Their own work or organisation
Mostly true Promise 9 Sep 2020 Henrik Poulsen will remain in office as Ørsted CEO until 31 December 2020. Promise · 9 Sep 2020 Their own work or organisation
Mostly true Promise 9 Sep 2020 Mads Nipper will take office as Ørsted CEO on 1 January 2021. Promise · 9 Sep 2020 Their own work or organisation
Mostly true Promise Feb 2018 Ørsted's future guidance will only include the effect from existing offshore wind partnership agreements. Promise · Feb 2018 Their own work or organisation
Resolved false Promise 2017 DONG Energy will stop using coal altogether at its power plants from 2023. Promise · 2017 Their own work or organisation
Delivered on time Promise 2017 DONG Energy's target is that 60% of the biomass it buys during 2017 will be certified as sustainable. Promise · 2017 Their own work or organisation
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Ørsted

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Promise Their own work or organisation

“Henrik Poulsen will remain in office until 31 December 2020.”

Ørsted 9 September 2020 Ørsted appoints Mads Nipper the next CEO of Ørsted (Ørsted)

Henrik Poulsen will remain in office as Ørsted CEO until 31 December 2020.

Mostly true True in substance, wrong in a detail.

The second judge would not resolve this claim; the verdict shown is the first judge's.

What would count as true or false

Test: did Henrik Poulsen remain in office as Ørsted CEO without interruption until 31 December 2020? True: records show he was still CEO on 31 December 2020, with his successor taking over on or about 1 January 2021. Mostly true: he stayed in office until 31 December 2020 but a minor detail differs, such as the exact handover date being reported as 1 January. Mostly false: he left the CEO role shortly before 31 December 2020, for example days or a few weeks early. False: he left the CEO role well before that date, for example on another announced earlier departure date, or he was replaced earlier.

Evidence

  1. Mads Nipper übernimmt ab 1. Januar 2021 den Posten des CEO bei Ørsted Windkraft Journal · 10 September 2020
    “The appointment follows the decision by Henrik Poulsen, announced on 15 June 2020, to resign his position and step down as CEO of Ørsted no later than 31 January 2021.”
  2. [PDF] Statutory report on corporate governance, cf. section 107 b ... - Orsted Ørsted A/S · 2021 Own record
    “At the beginning of 2021, we had a successful and smooth CEO transition. We welcomed Mads Nipper as our new CEO, and he brought with him a deep commitment to the sustainability agenda”

Reasoning

E2, an independent report from September 2020, says Mads Nipper would take over as Ørsted CEO from 1 January 2021, which fits Poulsen serving through 31 December 2020. It also notes his earlier pledge to step down no later than 31 January 2021. Ørsted's later 2021 governance report (E3, not independent) describes a smooth CEO transition at the beginning of 2021 with Nipper as new CEO. No evidence shows an early departure, but neither source independently confirms Poulsen's exact last day after the fact, so the verdict is mostly true rather than true.

Cite this claim

Ørsted, “Henrik Poulsen will remain in office as Ørsted CEO until 31 December 2020.” (said 9 September 2020). Verdict: mostly true. Reliability API, claim c_75dfcb2caf4b, method 0.1.0+7831dd9d. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_75dfcb2caf4b

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