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Personnel: Robin Hanson at George Mason University (Associate Professor of Economics)

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Last checked: 4/4/2026

The source confirms three of four key fields: person (Robin Hanson), org (George Mason University), and role (associate professor of economics) are all explicitly stated. However, the startDate of 1999 is not mentioned in the source text. The source indicates he completed his PhD in 1997, but does not specify when he began his position at George Mason University. Without explicit confirmation of the 1999 start date, this claim is only partially verified.

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partial85%Haiku 4.5 · 4/4/2026
Found: Robin Hanson is associate professor of economics at George Mason University. He received his PhD in social science from Caltech in 1997.

Note: The source confirms three of four key fields: person (Robin Hanson), org (George Mason University), and role (associate professor of economics) are all explicitly stated. However, the startDate of 1999 is not mentioned in the source text. The source indicates he completed his PhD in 1997, but does not specify when he began his position at George Mason University. Without explicit confirmation of the 1999 start date, this claim is only partially verified.

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