Steve M. Smith appointed to Board
Company: Core Scientific
What the later record shows
Not a promise: a reported event · happened May 26, 2026
The claim itself reports that Steve M. Smith was appointed to the Board, effective immediately, on May 26, 2026.
Checked October 10, 2026 against filings, releases and reporting published after the claim was made. Quotes are verbatim from the linked documents.
The claim, verbatim
Steve M. Smith was appointed as a member of the Board and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, effective immediately.
Source (primary)
Core Scientific 8-K filed 2026-05-26 (SEC EDGAR, sec_filing)
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Quote: “On May 26, 2026, the Company announced the appointment of Steve M. Smith, as a member of the Board and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, effective immediately.”
How we checked this
Checked on October 11, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The Form 8-K states that on May 26, 2026 the company announced Steve M. Smith's appointment to the Board and its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, effective immediately.
Confirmed in the source:
- Steve M. Smith was appointed as a member of Core Scientific's Board of Directors
- Steve M. Smith was appointed to the Board's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
- The appointment was effective immediately (announced May 26, 2026)
What we did: Read our cached copy of SEC EDGAR (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1839341/000183934126000005/core-20260526.htm) in full (5,469 characters, retrieved August 31, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Core Scientific 8-K filed 2026-05-26
Quote: “On May 26, 2026, the Company announced the appointment of Steve M. Smith, as a member of the Board and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, effective immediately.”