Buffett said he does not work on acquisitions "that way" himself, referring back to an approach mentioned just before. He said he tells the seller he will make an offer if they want one and won't make one if they don't.
Unresolvable The public record could not settle it.
Factual: Statements about the present or the past, checked against the record: did they hold up?
Said for an organisation they lead or work for; it counts on both records.
Reasoning
Describes Buffett's general approach and manner, which is hard to test publicly beyond anecdotes.
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Warren Buffett, “Buffett said he does not work on acquisitions "that way" himself, referring back to an approach mentioned just before. He said he tells the seller he will make an offer if they want one and won't make one if they don't.” (said 27 February 2017). Verdict: unresolvable. Reliability API, claim c_cc13aeceabcd, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_cc13aeceabcd
This claim is in dataset release v1.1.2, with the same verdict.
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