● That he was “made a laird” by the Lord Lyon. The Lord Lyon does not have the power to create lairds. Mr Malloch told the FT that he had a scroll showing his position as laird.

● That his documentary Doing Virtuous Business was nominated for an Emmy award. The production company said it was submitted for a regional Emmy, but not nominated. A previous documentary was nominated.

● That he completed his “entire doctoral programme in an unprecedented less than three years”. Mr Malloch now says this did not include finishing his
thesis.

● That he wrote for The New York Times and the Washington Post. No record could be found of him having done so. Mr Malloch declined to provide a list of articles.

● That he is “chairman and CEO” of Global Fiduciary Governance LLC and the Roosevelt Group. Neither company has its own website or any listed employees on LinkedIn, suggesting they are less grand than Mr Malloch’s use of the titles implies.

● That he was a fellow at Wolfson and Pembroke colleges, Oxford. Both institutions deny such an affiliation. Mr Malloch rejects this.

● That he was a “professor” at Saïd Business School, Oxford. In fact he was a senior fellow on a short-term appointment. Mr Malloch told the FT he was a professor at Yale and Blackfriars Hall, Oxford.

● That he was the “first” to use the phrase thought leadership, a phrase that dates back to the 19th century. Contacted by the FT, Mr Malloch repeated the claim.