Over 3 million scientists are now using AlphaFold.
Resolved true The record shows it happened or was so.
Factual: Statements about the present or the past, checked against the record: did they hold up?
The second judge said mostly true; the verdict shown is the first judge's.
Said for an organisation they lead or work for; it counts on both records.
What would count as true or false
True if official Google DeepMind or EMBL-EBI figures from around April 2026 report more than 3 million researchers or users of AlphaFold (the AlphaFold Database or AlphaFold Server). Mostly true if the reported figure is about 3 million (for example 2.8–3 million) or counts 'users/researchers' instead of 'scientists'. Mostly false if the latest official figure is clearly below 3 million (for example about 2–2.7 million). False if it is well under 2 million.
Set before the research began.
Evidence (4)
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E1 EMBL-EBI and Google DeepMind renew partnership and release update to AlphaFold Database | EMBL EMBL-EBI (European Molecular Biology Laboratory) · 7 October 2025
“The AlphaFold Database contains protein structure predictions for over 200 million proteins, and has been used by over three million people in over 190 countries.”
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E2 AlphaFold: Five Years of Impact Google DeepMind · 25 November 2025 Own record
“It has been used by over 3 million researchers in more than 190 countries, including over 1 million users in low- and middle-income countries.”
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E3 AlphaFold Google DeepMind Own record
“AlphaFold is being used by over 3 million researchers from over 190 countries around the world, tackling problems such as antimicrobial resistance, crop resilience and heart disease.”
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E4 AlphaFold Google DeepMind Own record
“Over 2 million researchers in over 190 countries are using the AlphaFold Protein Structure Database to inform their research.”
Reasoning
EMBL-EBI reported in October 2025 that the AlphaFold Database had been used by over three million people in over 190 countries (E1). Google DeepMind's November 2025 five-year review and its AlphaFold page say over 3 million researchers (E2, E3). These official figures from late 2025 meet the criterion of more than 3 million researchers or users. The same DeepMind page also gives a lower figure of over 2 million for the AlphaFold Protein Structure Database (E4); it is undated, while E1 and E2 are dated late 2025 and give over 3 million.
Cite this claim
Demis Hassabis, “Over 3 million scientists are now using AlphaFold.” (said 10 April 2026). Verdict: resolved true. Reliability API, claim c_70092316cc75, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_70092316cc75
This claim is in dataset release v1.1.2, with the same verdict.
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