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Peter Thiel (Funder) - Footnote 34

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The claim mentions Thiel funding the Seasteading Institute and the Singularity Institute (now MIRI), but the source only mentions SENS. This is unsupported by the provided source. The claim states that Thiel has supported longevity research for over a decade, which is supported by the source, but the source does not explicitly state that he has been supporting it for 'over a decade'. It only mentions 'a decade now'.

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www.fightaging.org/archives/2015/04/peter-thiel-on-longevity-research-and-the-defeat-of-aging/(1 check)

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Found: Thiel has supported longevity research for over a decade, particularly through the SENS Research Foundation run by Aubrey de Grey, which focuses on radical life extension by repairing aging damage. He…

Note: The claim mentions Thiel funding the Seasteading Institute and the Singularity Institute (now MIRI), but the source only mentions SENS. This is unsupported by the provided source. The claim states that Thiel has supported longevity research for over a decade, which is supported by the source, but the source does not explicitly state that he has been supporting it for 'over a decade'. It only mentions 'a decade now'.

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