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80,000 Hours — Founder (text): William MacAskill

William MacAskill

partial95% confidence

2 evidence checks from 1 unique source

Last checked: 3/31/2026

The source confirms William MacAskill as a founder of 80,000 Hours, but also lists Benjamin J. Todd as a co-founder. The claim states only William MacAskill as 'the Founder' (singular), which is incomplete rather than inaccurate. Both individuals are listed under 'founded by' in the Wikidata entry, making this a partial confirmation—the claim identifies one founder correctly but omits the other.

Evidence — 1 source, 2 checks

partial95%primaryHaiku 4.5 · 3/31/2026
Found: founded by William MacAskill, Benjamin J. Todd

Note: The source confirms William MacAskill as a founder of 80,000 Hours, but also lists Benjamin J. Todd as a co-founder. The claim states only William MacAskill as 'the Founder' (singular), which is incomplete rather than inaccurate. Both individuals are listed under 'founded by' in the Wikidata entry, making this a partial confirmation—the claim identifies one founder correctly but omits the other.

confirmed95%primaryHaiku 3 · 3/30/2026
Found: founded by William MacAskill

Note: The source text directly states under the 'Statements' section that 80,000 Hours was 'founded by William MacAskill'. This explicitly confirms the claim that William MacAskill is the founder of 80,000 Hours. The statement appears in the Wikidata entry for the organization (Q4644323) as requested.

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