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GiveWell — Founder (text): Holden Karnofsky

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1 check · 4/16/2026

The Wikidata source explicitly lists 'Holden Karnofsky' under the 'founded by' property for GiveWell (Q5565607). This directly confirms the claim that Holden Karnofsky is GiveWell's founder. The statement is sourced from English Wikipedia and has a reference.

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Subject: GiveWell
Property: Founder (text)
Value: Holden Karnofsky
Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5565607
Notes: From Wikidata Q5565607; text value (not entity ref)

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confirmed95%primaryHaiku 4.5 · 4/16/2026

NoteThe Wikidata source explicitly lists 'Holden Karnofsky' under the 'founded by' property for GiveWell (Q5565607). This directly confirms the claim that Holden Karnofsky is GiveWell's founder. The statement is sourced from English Wikipedia and has a reference.

Case № f_enHHT60voUFiled 4/16/2026Confidence 95%