World Economic Forum — Founded Date: 1971
The source text explicitly confirms both key facts in the claim: (1) the founding date of 1971 is stated multiple times ('Formation 24 January 1971', 'It was founded on 24 January 1971', 'The WEF was founded in 1971'), and (2) the additional context about the original name 'European Management Forum' and the 1987 rename is also confirmed ('First named the European Management Forum, it changed its name to the World Economic Forum in 1987'). All details match the claim exactly.
Our claim
entire record- Subject
- World Economic Forum
- Property
- Founded Date
- Value
- 1971
- Notes
- Founded by Klaus Schwab as the European Management Forum; renamed 1987
Source evidence
1 src · 1 checkNoteThe source text explicitly confirms both key facts in the claim: (1) the founding date of 1971 is stated multiple times ('Formation 24 January 1971', 'It was founded on 24 January 1971', 'The WEF was founded in 1971'), and (2) the additional context about the original name 'European Management Forum' and the 1987 rename is also confirmed ('First named the European Management Forum, it changed its name to the World Economic Forum in 1987'). All details match the claim exactly.