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There seems to be some controversy about the subject's net worth and how much he claims he will donate to "charity". On WP we use the most reputable, high quality sources per WP:RS. Let's look at what the most reputable sources say:
In summary, while the film Billions In Change (funded by the subject) [1] claims a net worth of $4 billion. That figure is not verified by mainstream, reliable secondary sources.-- — Keithbob • Talk • 17:36, 22 November 2015 (UTC)
Here is another relevant quote:
Well, looks like these unsourced additions are still happening, esp the infobox and lead which are the usual targets. I removed it after coming across this. Ugog Nizdast ( talk) 09:22, 11 August 2018 (UTC)
The post says he moved to Pennsylvania. Sources are split, however:
» born in India and a metro Detroit resident since 1997 ( http://www.freep.com/story/money/business/columnists/tom-walsh/2015/10/03/bhargava-billions-philanthropy/73075136/)
» his father moved the family to the Detroit area ( http://abcnews.go.com/Business/hour-energy-inventor-likes-toiling-obscurity/story?id=17212390)
» born in India, moved to Philadelphia as a teen ( http://elitedaily.com/news/5-hour-energy-founder-billions-change/1283426/)
» settling in a poor Philadelphia neighborhood ( http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-day-in-the-life-of-5-hour-energy-creator-manoj-bhargava-1446479908)
-- 84.118.192.240 ( talk) 18:04, 17 February 2016 (UTC)
hi my name is agustin how are you i am fine thanks ,\ i speak spanish so mi idea as aser la vida mas fasil no es mas larga ni mas saludable pero mas fasil de entender para las nuevas jenerasiones( tan simple como el pms) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.173.103.177 ( talk) 06:20, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
A random check on one of the sources: "The Mystery Monk Making Billions With 5-Hour Energy", Forbes, Feb 2012 shows that there are some disputes/questions about his financial dealings at the time. Quite detailed, this article. A more serious source investigation in this area might reveal something worth adding to this article, provided it passes WP:BLP of course. Ugog Nizdast ( talk) 09:35, 11 August 2018 (UTC)
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There seems to be some controversy about the subject's net worth and how much he claims he will donate to "charity". On WP we use the most reputable, high quality sources per WP:RS. Let's look at what the most reputable sources say:
In summary, while the film Billions In Change (funded by the subject) [1] claims a net worth of $4 billion. That figure is not verified by mainstream, reliable secondary sources.-- — Keithbob • Talk • 17:36, 22 November 2015 (UTC)
Here is another relevant quote:
Well, looks like these unsourced additions are still happening, esp the infobox and lead which are the usual targets. I removed it after coming across this. Ugog Nizdast ( talk) 09:22, 11 August 2018 (UTC)
The post says he moved to Pennsylvania. Sources are split, however:
» born in India and a metro Detroit resident since 1997 ( http://www.freep.com/story/money/business/columnists/tom-walsh/2015/10/03/bhargava-billions-philanthropy/73075136/)
» his father moved the family to the Detroit area ( http://abcnews.go.com/Business/hour-energy-inventor-likes-toiling-obscurity/story?id=17212390)
» born in India, moved to Philadelphia as a teen ( http://elitedaily.com/news/5-hour-energy-founder-billions-change/1283426/)
» settling in a poor Philadelphia neighborhood ( http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-day-in-the-life-of-5-hour-energy-creator-manoj-bhargava-1446479908)
-- 84.118.192.240 ( talk) 18:04, 17 February 2016 (UTC)
hi my name is agustin how are you i am fine thanks ,\ i speak spanish so mi idea as aser la vida mas fasil no es mas larga ni mas saludable pero mas fasil de entender para las nuevas jenerasiones( tan simple como el pms) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.173.103.177 ( talk) 06:20, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
A random check on one of the sources: "The Mystery Monk Making Billions With 5-Hour Energy", Forbes, Feb 2012 shows that there are some disputes/questions about his financial dealings at the time. Quite detailed, this article. A more serious source investigation in this area might reveal something worth adding to this article, provided it passes WP:BLP of course. Ugog Nizdast ( talk) 09:35, 11 August 2018 (UTC)