Before starting primary school, children will be able to use a parent's smartphone to learn numbers and letters.

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Bill Gates, “Before starting primary school, children will be able to use a parent's smartphone to learn numbers and letters.” (said 2015). Verdict: not yet due. Reliability API, claim c_42b767f3d51a, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_42b767f3d51a

This claim is in dataset release v1.1.2, with the same verdict.

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