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Wikipedia October 22, 2026 at 10:48 PM

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch,_Inc.

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The company employs more than 18,000 people
Correction

Guardian’s current official site says it employs over 6,700 people, not more than 18,000.

Full reasoning

Guardian Industries’ own current website says “Guardian and its family of companies employ over 6,700 people” and elsewhere on the same page lists “7.6k Employees.” Koch’s official subsidiaries page also says “Guardian companies employ 6,700 people.”

Those current official figures are far below 18,000, so this employee count is inaccurate.

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  • Guardian Industries

    Guardian and its family of companies employ over 6,700 people who serve over 160 countries across five continents ... 7.6k Employees ... Guardian, its subsidiaries, and affiliates employ over 6,700 people.

  • Companies | Subsidiaries, Products and Jobs | Koch

    Guardian Industries ... Guardian companies employ 6,700 people and manufacture high-performance float glass; coated and fabricated glass products...

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Claim
It operates oil refineries in six states
Correction

Flint Hills’ official site says its refineries are in Minnesota and Texas, not six states.

Full reasoning

Flint Hills Resources’ official description says its operations are “primarily in Texas and the Midwest” and that “Our refineries in Minnesota and Texas have a combined crude oil processing capacity of more than 700,000 barrels per day.” Koch’s own companies page is even more specific: Flint Hills operates the Pine Bend refinery in Minnesota and two refineries in Corpus Christi, Texas.

That means the current refinery footprint described by the company is in two states, not six.

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  • Who We Are - FHR

    Built on more than 60 years of refining and manufacturing experience with operations primarily in Texas and the Midwest ... Our refineries in Minnesota and Texas have a combined crude oil processing capacity of more than 700,000 barrels per day.

  • Companies | Subsidiaries, Products and Jobs | Koch

    Flint Hills operates the Pine Bend refinery in Rosemount, Minnesota and two refineries in Corpus Christi, Texas with a combined crude oil processing capacity of more than 700,000 barrels per day.

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operates refineries in Alaska, Texas, and Minnesota
Correction

Flint Hills’ official site lists refineries only in Minnesota and Texas; Alaska’s North Pole site is a former refinery.

Full reasoning

Flint Hills Resources’ official site says “Our refineries in Minnesota and Texas” and identifies the company’s refining assets as Pine Bend in Minnesota plus two Corpus Christi refineries in Texas. It does not list an operating Alaska refinery.

That matches Alaska state environmental records, which describe North Pole as a “former refinery” and discuss contamination from historical activities at the former Flint Hills refinery site. So including Alaska among Flint Hills’ operating refinery states is incorrect.

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