Facebook was born on a college campus and on the web.

Judged as of 2021-10-28. True: the historical record shows Facebook (as TheFacebook) was launched as a website for college students, starting at Harvard in February 2004. Mostly true: the core is right, with a minor quibble such as it being developed in a dorm and launched online. Mixed or mostly false: it originated substantially elsewhere (not on a campus, or not on the web). False: the record shows it did not begin as a college web service.

Set before the research began.

1. E1 Ten Years Later, Facebook’s First Users Look Back at Site’s Earliest Days | The Harvard Crimson The Harvard Crimson · 4 February 2014

   “it got its start in a Kirkland House dorm room on Feb. 4, 2004 as an internal directory for Harvard undergraduates, running on a single server at a cost of $85 per month.”

2. E2 Ten Years Later, Facebook’s First Users Look Back at Site’s Earliest Days | The Harvard Crimson The Harvard Crimson · 4 February 2014

   “Today, the site that was started as an internal social network for Harvard students is accessible to anyone with an internet connection.”

3. E3 #TBT: When college newspapers doubted Facebook and its ‘lame Harvard kid’ founder Boston.com · 4 February 2016

   “Just four months earlier, on February 4, 2004, the Harvard sophomore launched thefacebook.com from his dorm room.”

4. E4 Facebook, 10 years after — Harvard Gazette Harvard Gazette · 4 February 2014

   “especially since the early Facebook was indeed limited to those who could show a university email address.”

The Harvard Crimson reports that Facebook began on Feb. 4, 2004 in a Kirkland House dorm room as an internal directory for Harvard undergraduates (E1, E2). Boston.com reports that thefacebook.com, a website, launched from Zuckerberg's dorm room on that date (E3). The Harvard Gazette says the early site was limited to people with a university email address (E4). Together these independent sources show it began as a college web service at Harvard, which meets the "true" criterion.