Fact check
Is it true: Panama Papers?
Yes — this is confirmed.
On April 3, 2016, Süddeutsche Zeitung published the first Panama Papers stories following year-long collaboration with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). The 2.6TB leak included 11.5M documents naming 214,488 offshore entities linked to people in 200+ countries. Direct consequences: Iceland PM Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson resigned; Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif was removed from office; UK PM David Cameron's late father was named; Chinese leaders' families named (content suppressed in China); $1.36B+ recovered by tax authorities through 2021. Mossack Fonseca closed in 2018. Criminal prosecutions followed in multiple jurisdictions. The source (John Doe / "Anonymous") has not been publicly identified.
The claim
The April 2016 leak of 11.5 million documents from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca revealed an international network of offshore shell companies used by politicians, celebrities, and criminals for
Key evidence
11.5M documents leaked to Süddeutsche Zeitung
Most offshore structures were legal
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