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A fact from Frank (company) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 13 October 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that student-aid startup Frank claimed to have 4.25 million users, but is alleged to have had fewer than 300,000?

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 17:32, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that student-aid startup Frank claimed to have 4.25 million users, but in reality, had fewer than 300,000? Source: “ But, the lawsuit alleges, when JPMorgan asked Javice for proof that she had more than 4 million customers, she at first pushed back, claiming she couldn't share the names due to privacy issues. Frank in fact had fewer than 300,000 customer accounts, the suit claims.” CBS News
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Eternal Blue (album)
- Comment: Alternate hooks welcome.

Created by Thriley (talk) and Justwatchmee (talk). Nominated by Thriley (talk) at 21:16, 2 September 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Frank (company); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

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QPQ: Done.

Overall: Fix the problem with the wording hook and we're good to go! Mottezen (talk) 22:05, 4 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1: that student-aid startup Frank claimed to have 4.25 million users, but is alleged to have had fewer than 300,000? Thriley (talk) 01:40, 19 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

ALT2: that student-aid startup Frank purchased a list of 4.5 million student names from a marketing firm to inflate its user count? Thriley (talk) 01:52, 19 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I love the alt1! It’s good to go in the queue. Mottezen (talk) 01:36, 5 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]