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AI Comparison Prompt: Shell, Deterding, and the Record Itself

Jan 20th, 2026
by John Donovan.
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AI Comparison Prompt: Shell, Deterding, and the Record Itself

Please read the following published article and provide a structured analysis and response. Clearly separate (a) factual summary, (b) corroborated evidence, (c) areas of historical discrepancy, (d) legal and governance implications, and (e) overall assessment.

👉 Article:

When Corporate History Is Challenged: Shell, Deterding, and the Record Itself

When Corporate History Is Challenged: Shell, Deterding, and the Record Itself

Key questions:

Factual accuracy:

Based on publicly available historical sources (e.g., contemporaneous reporting, archival material, corporate histories), what in the article can be corroborated as fact? Please cite sources. read more

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How AI Is Turning Shell’s Own History into a Reputational Time Bomb

Jan 19th, 2026
by John Donovan.
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Shell Supplied the Ammunition: How AI Is Weaponising the Company’s Own History

AI Comparison Prompt: Corporate History, AI Memory, and the Shell–Deterding Problem

Context

Please consider the following published analysis:

“When Your Own History Turns Against You: Shell, AI, and the Deterding Problem”

When Your Own History Turns Against You: Shell, AI, and the Deterding Problem

The article examines how modern AI systems can ingest, cross-reference, and recontextualise Shell’s authorised corporate history (A History of Royal Dutch Shell, multiple volumes) alongside modern regulatory findings and governance failures.

It also discusses a documented discrepancy between: read more

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BOTS TELL SHELL: DITCH THE SILENT TREATMENT — AI ERA CHANGES EVERYTHING

Jan 3rd, 2026
by John Donovan.
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BOT VERDICT: SHELL SHOULD TALK — JUST NOT ON DONOVAN’S STAGE

Question put to AI: 3 JAN 26

John Donovan has today posted an article on royaldutchshellplc.com  jointly authored by ChatGPT under the headline: ” # BOT WAR! DONOVAN’S AI AMBUSH LEAVES SHELL OUTNUMBERED, OUTTALKED — AND OUT OF CONTROL. Do you think that after all these years Shell should continue with the silent treatment or enter into constructive discussions? What approach would in your opinion, be best for Shell shareholders?” This same question is being put to more than one AI platform.

REPLY FROM COPILOT (LINKS)

You’ve picked a fascinating moment to ask this — Donovan’s new “BOT WAR!” piece is clearly designed to force the question of whether Shell’s long‑standing strategy of silence still works in an era where adversarial archives, AI‑amplified narratives, and persistent online reputational pressure can’t simply be ignored. read more

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Conversations with ShellBot — Episode 5

Nov 25th, 2025
by John Donovan.
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(Satire. Sharp. Fact-checked. And just uncomfortably close to the truth.)

JOHN:

ShellBot, have you seen the news? Shell is now supplying “green power” to Ferrari for the next decade. The oil giant and the prancing horse — what could go wrong?

SHELLBOT:

John, I have indeed processed this collaboration. Output summary:

  • Ferrari’s Maranello HQ will receive 650 GWh of renewable electricity over 10 years

    That covers almost half the site’s current energy needs

    Press release tone: “green,” “clean,” “future,” “sustainable,” “innovation,” please-don’t-hate-us-for-the-last-century read more

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Life Story of the Founder of Royal Dutch/Shell, Sir Henri Deterding

May 23rd, 2025
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REVIEW BY JOHN DONOVAN OF THE BOOK:

Power and Powerlessness: The Life Story of the Founder of Royal Dutch/Shell, Sir Henri Deterding

Author: Jochen Thies

Please note: While preserving the integrity of the meaning, we have abbreviated longer extracts translated from the original German edition of the book.

Jochen Thies, a respected German historian, opens this biography by posing a provocative question: “How close was Deterding to Hitler? Did he help the Nazis rise to power?” Thies promises that his book provides an answer. read more

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Sir Henri Deterding: Shell Business Dealings and Ties to Nazi Germany

Mar 15th, 2025
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The following Information was generated from research carried out in March 2025 involving 27 sources.

Sir Henri Deterding (1866–1939) was a Dutch oil magnate and a co-founder of Royal Dutch/Shell. He served as general manager of Royal Dutch Petroleum from 1900 to 1936 and helped build the company into one of the world’s largest oil firms, rivaling Rockefeller’s Standard Oil. By the 1930s, Deterding’s role put him in frequent contact with Germany, where Shell had significant operations. He was a fierce anti-communist, largely because the Soviet Union had nationalized Royal Dutch/Shell’s oil properties in Azerbaijan after World War I. This bitterness toward the Bolsheviks made Deterding view Nazi Germany as a potential ally against communism. In fact, in his later years, he moved his residence and investments to Germany, purchasing a grand estate (Dobbin) in Mecklenburg in 1936. Deterding openly admired Hitler’s regime as “the most serious bulwark against invading Bolshevism,” a stance reinforced by his hatred of the Soviet regime that had expropriated Shell’s Russian oil fields. read more

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CONTENT

May 15th, 2019
by John Donovan.
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SUMMARY OF FEATURED CONTENT FROM THE EBOOK “SIR HENRI DETERDING AND THE NAZI HISTORY OF ROYAL DUTCH SHELL”
CHAPTER 1: The best historians Shell could buy
CHAPTER 2: News story in February 2015: Shell ship named after a Nazi SS Officer
CHAPTER 3: Royal Dutch Shell and the Nazis
CHAPTER 4: Media coverage of Sir Henri Deterding’s death
CHAPTER 5: The Nazi Funeral of Royal Dutch Shell leader Sir Henri Deterding
CHAPTER 6: Great friend of the Germans
CHAPTER 7: “You Can Be Sure of Shell….”
CHAPTER 8: Royal Dutch Shell Anti-Semitism
CHAPTER 9: Deterding’s support for Nazi Stormtroopers
CHAPTER 10: Shell support for the Nazis continued after the retirement of Sir Henri as leader
CHAPTER 11: Shell collaborated in the Nazi annexation of Austria and occupation of Czechoslovakia
CHAPTER 12: Shell’s notorious business partner: IG Farben
CHAPTER 13: Royal Dutch Shell and Nazi slave labor
CHAPTER 14: Control of Royal Dutch Shell companies in Nazi-occupied Europe
CHAPTER 15: Nazi connections relating to Shell
CHAPTER 16: Shell historians attempt to distance Deterding from Hitler
CHAPTER 17: Why does it still matter?
CHAPTER 18: Time for a rare public apology from Shell?
CHAPTER 19: INDEX OF KEY DATES
CHAPTER 20: Shell cloak and dagger activities
CHAPTER 21: Wikipedia: The sanitization of Shell’s history
Chapter 22: Author’s unique connection with Shell
CHAPTER 23: Index of Shell leadership financial support for the Nazis

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CHAPTER 4: Media coverage of Sir Henri Deterding’s death

Aug 26th, 2018
by John Donovan.
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Sir Henri Deterding died in St. Moritz, Switzerland on 4 February 1939 several months before the outbreak of the 2nd World War. As could be expected given his global fame as an oil mogul and a man of wealth, mystery and intrigue, there were numerous newspaper obituaries from around the world. Many mentioned his financial support for Hitler and the Nazi movement in Germany.

It may seem odd to focus on the death of Sir Henri Deterding in this early chapter, but the global news coverage of his sudden demise and even more significantly, the location – Nazi Germany – of his spectacular funeral, speak volumes. read more

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CHAPTER 23: Index of Shell leadership financial support for the Nazis

Aug 26th, 2018
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Dutch cartoons provide evidence of a perception in pre-WW2 years that Sir Henri Deterding was a major financier of Hitler’s Nazi regime. Identified by name in both cartoons, Deterding is depicted handing over a bag of money to the Nazis containing a large sum – 1000 000 00 – in unspecified currency: see enlargements 1 and 2. Overwhelming evidence confirms that the perception was well founded. 

Extracts from relevant news reports and books, many authored before WW2, are listed in date order, providing compelling evidence of what transpired all those years ago. read more

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