Fact-check findings
What an automated fact-checker found when it re-read Harmony Bridge against the sources the page cites. Only the most recent review is shown.
These findings are produced by an automated reviewer, and its results vary between runs: the same page, checked three times on the same day, came back with 15%, 20% and 34% of its claims disputed, mostly because each run extracted a different number of claims. Treat what follows as leads, not rulings.
“Disputed” means the reviewer could not reconcile the claim with the evidence it cited. It does not mean the claim is false. “Unverifiable” means no reachable source settled it either way.
Nothing here changes the page on its own. A proposed correction is applied only after a human moderator approves it; until then the page reads as it did when reviewed.
disputed
2 claimsThe reviewer could not reconcile the claim with the evidence it cited. This is a lead, not a ruling that the claim is false.
- #1[disputed][awaiting moderator]in section: On-Chain Evidence
“approximately 99.9% of all Railgun deposits between January 11 and 14, 2023”
reviewerElliptic reported ~99.9% of Railgun deposits Jan 11-14, 2023 were Harmony proceedsThe cited Elliptic article gives roughly 70%, not 99.9%. The trailing clause about the mixing being functionally ineffective rests on the wrong figure.Proposed correction (not yet applied)approximately 70% of the funds sent through Railgun - #2[disputed][awaiting moderator]in the timeline
“99.9% of Railgun deposits during this window traced to Harmony hack proceeds”
reviewerTimeline: 99.9% of Railgun deposits in the window traced to HarmonySame error as in the On-Chain Evidence section.Proposed correction (not yet applied)about 70% of funds sent through Railgun traced to Harmony hack proceeds
unverifiable
3 claimsNo source the reviewer could reach confirms or contradicts the claim.
- #3[unverifiable][awaiting moderator]in section: Recovery Efforts
“approximately 124 BTC (valued at roughly $2.5 million at the time) was identified, blocked, and seized from exchange deposit accounts used in the January 2023 laundering attempt”
reviewerAbout 124 BTC (~$2.5M) was blocked and seized by Binance and Huobi in January 2023Exchange freezes are corroborated in general, but the 124 BTC / $2.5M figure appears in neither fetched source. The FBI page returned 403. - #4[unverifiable][awaiting moderator]in the timeline
“Binance and Huobi identify, block, and freeze approximately 124 BTC (~$2.5 million) deposited from the laundering addresses”
reviewerTimeline: Binance and Huobi froze about 124 BTC on 2023-01-14Neither the amount nor the specific date was found in fetched sources. - #5[unverifiable][awaiting moderator]in section: On-Chain Evidence
“approximately 25,500 ETH was directed to customer deposit addresses at Binance, Huobi, and OKX”
reviewerAbout 25,500 ETH was directed to Binance, Huobi and OKX deposit addressesOKX and the 25,500 ETH figure were not found in the cited Elliptic article.
partially supported
2 claimsThe cited evidence supports part of the claim but not all of it.
- #7[partially supported][awaiting moderator]in section: On-Chain Evidence
“The Lazarus Group also moved approximately $96 million of Harmony funds”
reviewerElliptic: about $96M of Harmony funds went through Tornado CashThe $96M figure is supported. The Ronin figure was not checked. - #8[partially supported][awaiting moderator]in the timeline
“U.S. Treasury removes Tornado Cash from OFAC SDN list following Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision overturning sanctions”
reviewerTreasury delisted Tornado Cash in March 2025 following the Fifth Circuit decision overturning sanctionsThe March 2025 delisting is correct. Treasury framed it as discretionary rather than court-compelled, and the Fifth Circuit held OFAC exceeded its authority over immutable contracts.
confirmed
3 claimsThe cited evidence supports the claim as written.
- #6[confirmed][no action needed]in section: The Lazarus Multisig Attack
“The FBI formally confirmed Lazarus Group responsibility on January 23, 2023.”
reviewerThe FBI published 11 BTC addresses and attributed the hack to Lazarus Group on Jan 23, 2023; about $60M ETH went to Railgun on Jan 13Date, Railgun amount, and 11 addresses are corroborated. The FBI page itself returned 403. - #9[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Current Status
“The Harmony team upgraded the multisig threshold from 2-of-5 to 4-of-5 on the Ethereum side as an interim measure.”
reviewerHarmony moved the Ethereum-side multisig from 2-of-5 to 4-of-5Corroborated by search result excerpts, not a full page read. - #10[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Recovery Efforts
“Harmony offered a $1 million bounty to the attacker for the return of stolen funds, which went unclaimed.”
reviewer$1M bounty offered and unclaimed; $99.6M stolen in 11 transactions on June 24, 2022Corroborated by search results.