Over the past two years GiveWell increased its research team from 38 people to 85 and is continuing to hire across the organization.
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GiveWell, “Over the past two years GiveWell increased its research team from 38 people to 85 and is continuing to hire across the organization.” (said 30 September 2026). Verdict: own records only. Reliability API, claim c_71d86aec2b85, method 0.1.0+7831dd9d, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_71d86aec2b85
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