ClaimsWarren Buffett

“First, my pledge: More than 99% of my wealth will go to philanthropy during my lifetime or at death.”

Warren Buffett, pledge letter author 2010 Warren Buffett - The Giving Pledge (Giving Pledge)

Promise Their own work or organisation

More than 99% of Warren Buffett's wealth will go to philanthropy during his lifetime or at death.

Not yet due The date it refers to has not come.

Promise: Commitments to the person's or organisation's own future action, with something to deliver: was it delivered?

Reasoning

Buffett is still alive, so whether over 99% of his wealth goes to philanthropy in life or at death cannot yet be known.

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Warren Buffett, “More than 99% of Warren Buffett's wealth will go to philanthropy during his lifetime or at death.” (said 2010). Verdict: not yet due. Reliability API, claim c_adf21fffe3e6, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_adf21fffe3e6

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  3. Mostly true Promise 2025
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  4. Resolved false Promise 5 May 2024
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  5. Delivered on time Promise 27 February 2017
    “We're going to have the same contest among our employees that we had last year.”

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