Legendary Showmen, Occultists, And Hoaxers 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: 2026-08-29 · 5 entries checked · 1 flagged · 2 issues confirmed · 1 corrected · 1 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Forrest J Ackerman — The 1940 Worldcon was not canceled due to World War II; the 1940 Worldcon (Chicon I) was held as scheduled in Chicago. It was the 1942, 1943, 1944, and 1945 Worldcons that were canceled due to the war.

Forrest J Ackerman — The Hugo Award for Best Fan Personality was not unique to Ackerman in 1953; the category existed in 1953 and 1954, and Ackerman won it in 1953, but it was not a category created solely for him.

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