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Ford Foundation — Founded Date: 1936

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2 evidence checks from 1 unique source

Last checked: 3/31/2026

The source text explicitly states the Ford Foundation was 'Founded January 15, 1936' in the infobox at the top of the Wikipedia article. The claim states the founded date as 1936, which matches the year provided in the source. The source also confirms this in the body text: 'Created in 1936 by Edsel Ford and his father Henry Ford.' The claim is accurate.

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Foundation(2 checks)
confirmed99%primaryHaiku 4.5 · 3/31/2026
Found: Founded January 15, 1936

Note: The source text explicitly states the Ford Foundation was 'Founded January 15, 1936' in the infobox at the top of the Wikipedia article. The claim states the founded date as 1936, which matches the year provided in the source. The source also confirms this in the body text: 'Created in 1936 by Edsel Ford and his father Henry Ford.' The claim is accurate.

confirmed99%primaryHaiku 3 · 3/25/2026
Found: Founded January 15, 1936; Created in 1936 by Edsel Ford and his father Henry Ford

Note: The source text explicitly states the Ford Foundation was 'Founded January 15, 1936' in the infobox and further confirms it was 'Created in 1936' in the main text. The claim states the founded date as 1936, which matches the source exactly.

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Record ID: f_ff_founded