Kelly writes, “Bloomberg writers David De Jong and Tom Metcalf, however, broke the news in November that Walton was not as wealthy as was believed.
“‘Walmart heir is $27 billion poorer than everyone thought,’ the headline of the story blared.
“The two scribes got a Wyoming court to unseal documents related to her inheritance.
“Bloomberg estimated her wealth at $5 billion — not $32 billion. It turns out half of John Walton’s then-$17-million fortune went to charitable trusts while a third went to his son, Lukas.
“In its latest ranking, Forbes published the lower Christy Walton wealth total — but gives no credit to that Bloomberg scoop.
“According to a Forbes spokeswoman: ‘Forbes reviewed unsealed documents and made its own determination about Christy Walton’s net worth.'”
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