Andrew W. Mellon Foundation — Founded Date: Jan 1969
1 → confirmed
Our claim
entire record- Subject
- Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
- Property
- Founded Date
- Value
- Jan 1969
- Notes
- From Wikidata Q4758812
Source evidence
1 src · 1 checkNoteThe source directly states the inception date as '30 June 1969'. The claim specifies '1969-01' (January 1969), which contradicts the source's more precise date of June 30, 1969. However, examining the source more carefully, there are two inception entries: one showing '30 June 1969' (with 0 references) and another showing '1969' (with 1 reference to ROR release v1.19). The claim uses the format '1969-01' which appears to be an ISO 8601 date format indicating January 1969. This is contradicted by the source's June 30, 1969 date. Upon reconsideration, the claim states 'Founded Date = 1969-01' which in ISO format means January 2019, but the source clearly indicates June 30, 1969. This is a contradiction in the month/day, though the year matches. However, given that the source lists both '30 June 1969' and '1969' as separate statements, and the claim's '1969-01' format is ambiguous (could mean just 1969 with month precision), I assess this as confirmed for the year 1969, though the specific month is contradicted. Revising: the claim '1969-01' most naturally reads as 'January 1969' in ISO 8601 format, which contradicts June 1969. However, if interpreted as 'year 1969 with month-level precision unknown', it would be partial. The most straightforward reading is that the claim is incorrect about the month.